Wally MK2
I agree with most of your most recent post. I think the RFDS was the best flying job I had too.
The point I am making is that organisations that are supported by government and funding from the public or churches etc should not be tendering for government contracts, because they have a significant financial advantage and can drag prices down, resulting in an impoverished industry.
Our governments are getting cheap medical and other aviation services, that are subsidised by the public. And very few non subsidised organisations can survive for long providing the ame level of service.
Government supported organisations tendering for government contracts??
So the chosen ones do well while threst of the industry remains impoverished, in a low price environment.
Our governments should pay the required price for the services they require, and not rely on topups from the public. They save by not providing local medical services in isolated areas.