Spiney, you and I both know the only reason RA is so popular is it's cheaper. RA don't do instrument, airspace, night, aeros or commercial. It's purpose is limited activities at reduced cost. There are many good RA instructors out there, but you may find holding dual RAAus and CASA qualifications has something to do with that. Calling a spade a spade, the training is
not always the same standard.
Don't worry, these days VH instructors who are just in the industry to build hours and fcuk off to the airlines ASAP are levelling the playing field.
If you can fly and learn the rules, I will happily sign off your flight review for the RPL transition, but my point was about a new backdoor to circumvent process and that there will likely be some exploitation. Quite a few of the enqiries I've seen looking to convert are expecting an automatic pass.
