Originally Posted by
Captain Nomad
While I do feel for the families left behind in these tragedies, as a pilot, am I the only one to find the last bit in that ABC article somewhat concerning?!
The pilot might also leave behind a wife and kids who also have a difficult future to consider...! I can only imagine how difficult and distressing it would be for the pilot's family to also have to deal with this kind of legal caveat scenario on top of their loss...
Mr Twigg's response is understandable but misguided. He might care to talk to the families of the Lockhart River tragedy or Karen Casey off NGA to find out how compensation for injury and death happens across the aviation spectrum.
I will be intrigued to see how CASA proposes to define and distinguish community service flights in the classification of operations scheme. It can only make a dog's breakfast a bigger dog's breakfast.