The only Ramp check I have EVER had was in the NT at a private Dirt strip. Aircraft was U/Sd due to an air bubble in the Compass (I’m talking match head size). The CASA inspector was trying to impress me with his volumes of experience into dirt strips by "advising me on techniques to use to prevent damage to the elevator"..... NO SH!T Sherlock! As if I didn’t already know as I have twice his total hours, half into dirt strips.
With hined sight I would have denied being a pilot and hidden the Aircraft Keys.
CASA should be there to help advise pilots on the safe course of action and to stop dodgy operators, not harras pilots to make themselves feel better. But hey I suppose If I find myself out of a job and no operator will employ me, then I too will become a CASA god.
