[Wombat]

"They have said they are 'developing' a new test with zero time frame or explanation on what that might entail. They need to provide clear detail on their exact intentions with an exact time frame on this. I have regular contact with students who are beginning their training who now cannot be issued a medical due to an insane decision. What am I supposed to tell these young aspiring pilots? Just to continue your training with a vague promise by CASA that they will develop a new test with literally no timeline attached? "


....and furthermore, if CASA is permitted to develop its own test regime for CVD be it either novel or constructed by cherry picking research papers, what is to stop CASA then developing a whole suite of its own uniquely Australian tests for all sorts of conditions?

For example CASA's approach to alcohol usage is predicated on the concept of "risky drinking" and the associated research on identifying "risky drinkers". A good thing you may think except for the fact that CASA has taken the research entirely and completely out of context.

If you actually read the research, the concept of "risky drinking" therein is NOT related to increased risk of operating an aircraft or heavy machinery or any equipment at all, it is related to the increased risk of long term negative general health outcomes from alcohol use. It has nothing whatever to do with aviation risk levels whatsoever.