AFAP
With all due respect Centauras i beg to differ.
When commencing employment a pilot should look at the conditions and make his own assessment. I have been in a couple of situations where conditions have changed or promises are not kept. As a long time member of AFAP i cannot speak highly enough of the support they have offered.
Also in the event of an incident or accident just watch CASA move in and the empoyer drop you like a hot potato. Every pilot should be a member of some organisation that has his or her interests at heart.
With regards to insurance cover, i have extensively researched this, and no other scheme is within cooee on terms of cover and value.
Bear in mind that AFAP can only support you from the time you joined up. I am sure they get a heap of inquiries from people who have something happen and then try and join.
Perhaps if more people joined early in their GA career, the union would be more powerful, and we wouldnt be faced with the erosion of conditions we all now face.
Cheers
GB