My comment is about the childish and nonsensical stretch statements that Dick invariably makes in trying to bolster his argument - in this case linking the ability of the RAAF to manage (or not) an operational scenario to the existence of a rule(s) that he doesn't like.
That's where I disagree, I didn't think it was childish, and the rules he doesn't like, are also not liked by many other people. I also feels that he asks a legitimate question, by asking how can they be expected to perform their jobs effectively in the environment and rule structure they operate in?
Aviation should move with the times, but it seems to be mired in old world thinking. Progress seems to move (in the lower end/GA and regulation) with all the speed of a herd of turtles stampeding through cold honey.