This is increasingly academic given that CASA have already decided to remove the requirement for class-2 medicals for private flight, with limitations.
http://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:STANDARD:1001:pc=PC_100908 The scheme should be live at the end of this year, and applies to all holders of SPL, PPL and CPL licenses. You'll need to ask your doctor to assess your medical fitness to the standard documented in the Austroads publication "Assessing Fitness to Drive for Commercial and Private Vehicle Drivers," with CASA amendments. Any GP can do it, and most of them should be across the requirements. Send the doctor's certification to CASA and you're done, no mess, no fuss. When flying under the "drivers license medical" standard, CASA imposes these restrictions: - Private operations only - Single engine - 1500kg MTOW - No more than one passenger - No aerobatics - Not above 10,000' AMSL - Day VFR. That encompasses the vast bulk of gliding activities. I'd strongly suggest that in the event that GFA's requirements for visiting overseas pilots are more stringent than CASA's, it'll be incumbent on GFA to change them accordingly. - mark On Oct 14, 2013, at 2:06 PM, "Texler, Michael" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Mike and Carol, > > That’s Gold, > > OK, bring it on. > > Implement it and see what happens! > > Unless I have completely mis read it again, an initially medical issuance > would still be required (i.e. Driver’s licence initial issue requires a > medical and this is used in lieu)? Then attendance and sign of for medical > self awareness courses and using self report for restricted operations (i.e. > single engine, one pax max etc..)? > > Michael
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