Endorsements-necessary, or rorts?
The $130 fee is bearable, but is possibly the thin end of the wedge. Is it necessary?
I remember, some time ago, hearing about the head of CASA medical section hiring the RFDS kingair, getting an endorsement on it, and going out on some evacuation flights.
When he resigned, he was asked if he resigned because he did not get a boeing endorsement. He did not answer.
Is part of this $130 going to things like that? Does the CASA desk staff get flight training at our expense?