Thanks Jo, so you all have less time. Get busy. I suggest you send a
copy direct to the Minister, Darren Chester also. If nothing else
just say you strongly support the AOPA proposal for PRIVATE pilots.
It is worse than just tug pilots as one of the CASA options is to
extend the RAMPC to ALL sport and recreational aviators which I'm
sure will include glider pilots.
This CASA discussion paper is a calculated insult to AOPA and
Australia's private pilot population. The ONLY reason it is happening
is because AOPA stirred the Minister and the discussion paper
deliberately leaves out the option: Align the private pilot aviation
medical standard with that which now prevails in the UK or USA which
is what AOPA wants. CASA is just miffed that they have to do
something they don't want to do because the Minster told them to get onto it.
Mike
At 04:56 PM 3/27/2017, you wrote:
Hi Mike, deadline is Thursday 30 March. SAAA & RA-Aus submissions
are not yet available. AOPA put forward a proposal on 23 August
2016 (attached), which many are supporting.
GFA tug pilots could be affected. Even though they can operate on
an RAMPC, RAMPC requires fulfilling unconditional private driver
licence requirements + a visit to a Doctor + filling in a medical
history form + only being eligible in the absence of certain
conditions - although these conditions do not preclude an
unconditional driver's licence. There are 53+ disqualifying
conditions for an RAMPC including a cancer in the last 5 years,
angina, coronary bypass surgery, ECG changes, insulin treated
diabetes, sleep apnoea... RAMPC is therefore more restrictive than
a Class 2 Medical, eg a healthy private pilot with a recent history
of prostate cancer is ineligible to obtain a RAMPC, but that pilot
is unlikely to have difficulty obtaining a Class 2 Medical Certificate.
Submissions to <mailto:avmed...@casa.gov.au>avmed...@casa.gov.au and
should include in the subject line: 'AvMed discussion paper' - regards Jo
From: Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au]
On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt
Sent: Monday, 27 March 2017 3:00 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion paper
OK how many have put in a submission to CASA Avmed re the current
discussion paper? You have until 31st March.(the end of this week).
If you don't, there is a possibility you will be required to have a
RAMPC to fly gliders. You can go to recreationalflying.com to see
the trouble that causes because if you can't get one for a number of
relatively trivial reasons you will be up for a Class 2 medical with a DAME.
If you don't put in a submission, preferably in strong support of
the AOPA proposal which has been linked to here a while ago you get
to lose all bitching rights and sympathy when CASA AvMed screws you over.
Don't expect GFA to do anything sensible, do it yourself.
Mike
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