It’s been a long time since it was only a joke. It became a sick joke years ago, and now it seems that a decade or so of work has resulted in continuing greyness.
When a pilot pulls the trusty 172 out of the hangar to go flying, the aircraft has, literally, begun moving in preparation for flight.
Are we now going to spend a few decades arguing that the new definition doesn’t mean what it says?
Like you, I understand the
concept of aircraft class ratings. I’m trying to work out what they are defined to mean in fact and, like you, I dunno!
And yes I've read all the briefing material, no I couldn't find the answer myself, no CASA couldn't answer the question with 100% certainty either.
This Frankenstein must be put out of its misery.