Proposed safety standard - Community service flights (CD 1814OS)

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Introduction of proposed safety standard - community service flights

The proposal introduces minimum CSF pilot experience, licensing and medical requirements, requirement of flights at night to be conducted using instrument procedures instead of visual procedures and requires slightly enhanced aircraft maintenance requirements, in line with other operations within Australia involving similar participants.

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Of the 2 incidents in 47,000 Angel Flights conducted thus far, both pilots and aircraft met or exceeded the proposed requirements. This would indicate the proposals have no bearing on improving the accident rate of the CSF. CASA issues pilot licences on a competency based system. If CASA have concerns with regards the competency of those issued with licences they should be taking global action over the flying community. I consider CASA are now discriminating against sick or disabled people who unfortunately live in rural areas. The pilots CASA consider are not equipped to carry CSF passengers, can carry those same passengers over the same routes, in the same weather conditions without question from the regulator. Why is this so?