Agree to a point. But they would of course be happy if the out of date chute was left in the clubhouse.
I would personally fly with a parachute that had not been packed for a year rather than fly without one at all. Your example is based on flying or not flying. Only when parachute wearing is mandated is that comparison reasonable On 25/05/2007, at 8:11 , Mark Newton wrote: > Lucas James wrote: >> On Fri, 25 May 2007 01:27:59 Stueh Stueh wrote: >>> More out of curiosity here. So, if say, a club, were to have a >>> "private" >>> competition, and it's not a GFA recognised contest, then there >>> would be no >>> parachute restrictions? >>> >> >> In theory, probably. The club would then have to take the >> insurance risk, as >> they are operating outside the GFA guidelines. > > Indeed. > > Even outside of comps, clubs should keep their parachutes current. In > the event of a fatal mid-air, an insurance company is unlikely to be > entertained by the notion that a club had supplied life-saving safety > equipment which is classed as "unserviceable" by GFA regs. If a club > is going to provide such equipment, it has a duty to ensure that it > meets basic airworthiness requirements. > > (You wouldn't fly a glider with an out-of-date maintenance release. > Would you fly with an out-of-date parachute?) > > - mark > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > I tried an internal modem, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton > ----- Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 ------------- Fax: +61-8-82356937 ----- > _______________________________________________ > 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
