> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Newton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >
A lot of good stuff from Mark snipped... > and one of the side effects of the RPL > will almost > certainly be to make GFA membership non-compulsory: If you don't need > to be a GFA member to be able to fly, why would you be a GFA member? > I don't know if this is a valid assumption. There is the possibility that a glider license (stand alone or endorsement on the RPL) could be administered by GFA under the current rules and nothing changes, other than glider pilots have an actual "license" to flash around. The basis of future flexibility as described by Mark relies more on GFA changing the existing rules to cope with those real situations (eg Mark's motor glider example) which aren't accommodated now. Regards SWK -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
