>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Borgelt
>
>Do you have any material on the period when the then DCA took
>control of glider airworthiness requirements from the GFA and
>made gliders conform to a standard? 1956 or so I've heard.
>
>Mike
>From my reading of AG's from around that time and club folklore, I was
always under the impression this was when gliders actually went on the
register and airworthiness standards were applied at that time. I don't
know the exact date but certainly late 50s. This may have been about the
time that minimum solo pilot* age and a few other things were specified,
but I may be conflating issues.
Anyway, I think it wasn't a case of any transfer of control, rather
setting a standard for the first time, recognising gliders as a subset
of aircraft and bringing them into the "mainstream" of aviation.
Very comparable to ultralights in the 80s.
Regards
SWK
*There was a time in Australia when there was no minimum pilot age and
13 and 14 year olds (and maybe younger) were happily and legally flying
solo.
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