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Pilots have a hard enough time finding jobs to get the hours required for airlines. The cost of these hours will inevitably end up with the pilot. As a result of this less pilots will be willing to undergo the required training to complete this voluntary service. This will mean less people will be helped by the service and end up not getting the help they need.
As I see it the airlines are all short of experienced pilots and the pilots completing training is not enough to meet there demand. I believe to further restrict and regulate the industry, would further shrink the GA industry.
According to the successful pass of the relevant exams and flight tests. The pilots have been deemed competent to operate and aircraft safely throughout Australia even with these pressures. How is this any different to flying a mate around on a bad weather day or privately hiring an aircraft to get to a friends wedding at a particular date and/or time.
If these flights are going ahead in unsafe conditions, this would show gaps in decision making which came from below standard training. If this is the case this would need to be fixed asap education of current pilots through media and ensuring training is to standard to remedy the issue
Lastly aircraft maintenance; aircraft should alway be in a safe condition to carry passengers, and it is the pilots responsibility to ensure it is safe to fly on the day. If casa deems the standard of maintenance to be too low then the rules should be changed for all private aircraft.
In summary I believe that restricting csf operations is not the answer. I believe education and good training will reduce the risks.