No Slave is just about right on.
It has always been thus, the only difference between you guys down under and us guys up here is we are usually sleeping while you guys are out there playing russian roulette with your weather, airplanes, loads etc.
If there was the political will a lot of this intimidation of "Pilets" could be avoided.
The best way to cut down on this type of risk taking is to charge the operator as well as the pilets, to ensure fairness in such proceedings an Aviation Tribunal could be set up to hear such cases.
If convicted the penalty must reflect the seriousness of the offence.
Cat Driver:
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The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no.