"In short the Australian IF rating is more demanding and a better ticket at the end of the day."
Certainly a more demanding level of Bullsxxxt to wade through in this country both to achieve the rating then maintain it.
Given our benign weather conditions compared with the USA and according to Runway an appalling standard of training how do they manage to achieve safety standards way beyond ours?
Statistics?..the first Beech bonanza was sold in 1947 for $7975:00. Since then over 18,000 have been built, 12,000 still in service. At a recent fly in in Wichita,
over 1,000 bonanzas turned up. Add to the bonanza all the cessna, pipers etc
that are still flying in the USA, SAFELY, we appear as little children pissing about in the sand box by comparison, yet our sky gods would have people believe that we are the only ones who know anything about aviation.
I have flown around most of the world and the mantra amongst the various regulators is pretty common "Of course, OUR standards are very much higher than anybody else's", except funnily in the USA where they seem quite content with their "standards" which are continuously improving utilising education,consultation, mentoring,and where necessary, as a last resort, a big stick. Ego's don't seem to count for much over there. The essence of their philosophy appears to be to teach, as opposed to our philosophy of check the living bejeezes out of it until it gives up or they run out of money.
CAsA's catchcry as annunciated by a learned gentleman.
" In Australia it is better to die safely, than live non compliant"
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