In my previous response to this message I said in part: "The comments by Bob Hall are far from new - having been there since 17 June. It is just Mike Valentine's comment that was added on 2 Jul."
That comment was clearly inappropriate and was made following a comparison of the two "Feedback" entries only. Somehow I had missed the specific "Recreational Licenses Update" item, until a message from Maurice Little caused me to look more closely. I agree that Bob Hall's 2 July article is a most useful contribution to the general discussion on licenses. And I also agree that the "What's New" section of the GFA Web Site is positive development - but that it pays to read all of the appropriate articles before passing judgements! (Humble Pie - Humble Pie) Brian -- Brian Wade Personal Computer Concepts Uniform Time http://www.uniformtime.com.au PO Box 114 INDOOROOPILLY QLD 4068 Ph: 07 3371 2944 Fax: 07 3870 4103 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 10:02 AM Subject: [aus-soaring] GFA web site updates re: Recreational License, VSA futures, and more > All > > I would be interested to know what people think of some recent new additions to > the GFA web site which appeared there on 2nd July > > See http://www.gfa.org.au/whatsnew.htm > > A. The latest response from Bob Hall re: the Recreational License proposal by > CASA (under Recreational License Update). This seems to flesh out more than a > few reasons why GFA are less than keen to move away from the current system. > > B. The proposed changes to VSA (see VSA v SERC document), and how this affects > the GFA articles (also currently being determined) > > I'm still wading through the CASA documentation, but I'm sure I DO NOT want an > RPL for gliding if my privileges are limited to: > > "Operations will be limited to a 20 nm radius of the departure aerodrome and the > flying training areas associated with that aerodrome" > > (See section 2.1 on page 87 of the Working Draft of Part 61 at > http://www.casa.gov.au/avreg/newrules/download/CASRdocs/061/dp0202a.pdf) > > I'm sure all you people who fly at clubs with good cross country opportunities > will just LOVE that part. Did anyone else pick up on this limitation of the > RPL, or were we too busily involved in a slanging match to even notice ? > > What do others reckon ? > > Regards > > Jason Armistead > > -- > * 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. > > -- * 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.
