So make a complaint to the GFA then about whoever it is you're concerned about. Don't conflate sports with airworthiness. Scales are for checking weight relative to handicap, not some mobile enforcement arm of CASA. Competition directors have enough to worry about already.
On Thu, 6 Dec 2018, 10:17 am James McDowall <[email protected] wrote: > The Self Administering Organisation model seeks to make the SAO > responsible for ensuring that the laws are obeyed. Under the Part 149 > arrangements CASA will only act at the request or report of the SAO. CASA > relies on this concept so leaves these sort of issues to the relevant body > so in this case if there is doubt that the law (or rules) are not complied > with the GFA is obliged to act – at least to investigate. It is as easy as > a set of scales at the launch pad. > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > *From: *Robert Izatt <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Thursday, 6 December 2018 5:41 PM > *To: *Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [Aus-soaring] Who is ultimately responsible... > > > > That said if CASA was aware or believed or was provided information that > an aircraft was being operated outside its limits or the pilot was unfit to > operate said aircraft they would be proactive. The bigger the aircraft the > more so but the principle still applies. > > If even just a rumour exists in V8 Supercars or F1 that the rules are > being broken....... > > Rob > > Sent from my iPad > > > On 6 Dec 2018, at 1:28 PM, Texler, Michael < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Season’s Greetings to all, > > > > Who is ultimately responsible? > > > > The answer is in your mirror > > > > From GFA Operational Regulations Issue 7, October 2014 > > Page 13 > > 4. CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS > > 4.1. General > > 4.1.3. A pilot shall at all times operate a sailplane within the limits of > its cockpit placards and shall not exceed the privileges of their > authorisation(s). > > 4.1.4. Before each flight the pilot in command shall ensure that: > > (a) The sailplane is loaded within permitted limits and that any ballast > required is adequately secured; > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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