The point of my posts is that it WAS weird.
Folks,
Precisely, but it was and still is Australia, one of the most regulated countries on earth, with over regulation of aviation at the top of the list.
What amazes me, in this day and age, is how restriction free aviation has become in what was (well the western end, at least) the USSR, whilst here in Australia???
And most of you sit back and cop it --- indeed most of you do not even understand what freedom of the air really means.
Tootle pip!!
PS: A night rating (quite common elsewhere) and an Australian style NVFR rating are very different animals.