No Mike, I'm thinking more of the threads in re.aviation.soaring of US pilots who have failed their PPL medicals, so they get their 'glider rating' after a few flights, and then buy a motor glider, with a self declaration of fitness to fly.
I'm also thinking about elderly instructors who are subsequently fond to have medical problems that prevent them flying, but have been quite happily self declaring their fitness to fly, perhaps from ignorance, perhaps intentionally. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:aus-soaring- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt > Sent: Tuesday, 20 December 2005 3:40 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring inAustralia. > Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] RE: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 27, Issue 50 > > At 02:47 PM 20/12/05 +1100, you wrote: > > > > > >If a pilot fails a CASA class 1 medical (CPL), it doesn't necessarily > >mean that they will fail the less stringent class 2 medical (PPL) > > > >Let's face it, to fly gliders in this country, you don't even need a > >CASA medical: > >you don't have to prove you are fit to do so, you just have to declare > >you are, so just like most of the pilots in Australia, he could sign his > >declaration of fitness and jump into your prized income earner > > > >The pilots who argue vociferously against medicals are perhaps the ones > >with something to hide... > > You mean the entire British Gliding Association? Who fought for years > against any medicals on thwe grounds that it was a lot of money for little > to no demonstrable safety increase backed by statistics on their own > accidents. Most glider accidents are caused by brain failure it seems which > doesn't get picked up in any medicals. > > 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
