Oh to be known as a decaying hippy, where's the bong man? Seriously,I only said $50 coz I don't know what they cost. I passed my rules of the air exam and this was subsequently endorsed in my log book.
This is getting too much, I think I will sneak back to the commune and remain truly paranoid. Who said that? Peace and love man Ian P Kookaburra Precision ( most of the time) Soaring Team. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Borgelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA ACM > At 09:08 AM 21/09/04 +1000, you wrote: > >LICENCES SUCK. Thats my personal view. So someone has a licence, tell me > >what does that give you, a piece of paper/ plastic card, that does exactly > >what?? > >Oh yes thats right, here's my $50 bucks per annum to ALLOW me to keep it! > >Someone anonymously says I did a beat up or didn't like my flying, whats > >that, you are taking my licence away from me, > >Because I have a licence some friggin bearocrat says I can't fly here or > >there and threatens all sorts of measures to stop my freedom, > > Oh shit I can't crash, I have a licence and it says I can fly. > > > >There are probably a hundred reasons why we SHOULDN'T HAVE licences but only > >one that is never given as to why we should, and that is WITH A LICENCE WE > >CAN CONTROL YOU BY TELLING YOU WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO BECAUSE THEN WE CAN > >CHARGE YOU FOR OUR EXPERTISE!!! > > > >And if you don't believe me just look around you. Fishing, boating, > >shooting, motor vehicles and plenty of other organisations have licences, I > >would argue that I can fish, drive a boat/sail, shoot and drive just as well > >without a licence. > >I suppose the sales of wheatties packets may increase with the introduction > >of licences. > > I agree with actually but that isn't how our world works and it is time to > review the historical opposition to licences. > > What is so different about not having a licence and being grounded by your > club because someone anonymously says they saw you do something? > > $50 a year for a licence. The GFA fee is much more than that. > > Does not having licences allow you to fly in controlled airspace? No, it > does not. > > What a licence means is that at some time you at least passed a test for > issue of the licence along with usually some kind of written exam on the > basic rules of the activity. > > > Some people consider this a mark of achievement and families and friends of > pilots get some comfort from knowing their loved one was at least teated > for basic competence in the activity and may indeed feel more inclined to > go for a flight with them. > > Don't forget also the tens of thousands of GA licence holders out there who > are quite comfortable with licences and are not all that happy without one. > A little less decaying hippy colony attitude and a bit more recognition of > the real world would do the GFA a lot of good. > > Mike > Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments > phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 > fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 > cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 > Int'l + 61 429 355784 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: www.borgeltinstruments.com > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
