Booger - got a phone number for any 'reputable' Ostrich dealers??
RM - I get what you're saying, and I acknowledge that pay & conditions for aircrew in the ADF are light years ahead of where they were 10 years ago. Problem is, people are still leaving in droves! Eventually, someone (with a lot of brass/stripes on their shoulder) is going to have to take on this cause in a BIG way or we'll soon be counting the number of ADF aircrew in double digits.