erm...APF! ....its meant to be APF! ;)
On 5/25/07, A J W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I prefer the idea of someone who packs 'chutes regularly, who has a > predefined interest in it and who's chutes actually get opened > regularly, packing my 'chute. If his credentials are to the AFP > standard and remains current with regard to AFP insurance and the GFA > can organise insurance cover, this may well be better, although a > touch dearer, way to go. > > I'm not in the insurance industry, but experience in a field usually > counts for something, and I'm sure this applies to parachute packing > as well. > > A.J. > > On 5/25/07, Ben Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok I maybe thinking completely out of the box here.... but what if ?? > > > > Scenario . > > > > GFA calls for interested people to put up there hand who are qualified to > > re-pack chutes, or people who would like to be trained as a repacker, who > > are members of the gfa ( a nice figure would be 2 per state) > > > > GFA nominates one individual to oversee re-packing operations eg: "Parachute > > Operations Officer" > > > > GFA as a organisation applies to CASA for a CAO 30 Cert of Approval for > > members only chute packing. > > > > Each nominated person in every state works under the direction of "Parachute > > Operations Officer" , who would then be covered under a extra insurance > > policy for chute packing taken out by the GFA, > > > > If a average chute re pack costs lets say $ 60.00 which I think the going > > rate is , $25.00 would go to the packer for his/her time and $35.00 is paid > > to the GFA to cover costs of the insurance policy. > > > > Yes I know (before people put a chainsaw through my thoughts) it will be a > > paper war to get the organisation approved and to find people, but the down > > fall of a lot or organisations is the reliance of a external party to help > > them keep there compliance ...... i.e. relying on the APF to repack our > > chutes until the legal issues crept up, which now have basically shafted the > > pilots of the GFA. > > > > Lets continue to work out the legal issues with the APF but get our own > > approval, then the problem should not re-occur then every one and clubs who > > own chutes should have no reason to keep out of dates chutes, thus negating > > the debate about flying with time-ex chutes. > > > > Regards > > > > Ben "Hops off soap box" Jones > > > > > > > > > > > > >> The Nationals Rules state that a parachute is mandatory equipment and > > >> must be worn during flight. They do not say that the parachute must > > >> have a current packing slip. > > > > > > They don't need to. The GFA operational regulations say that a > > > parachute must be "current": > > > > > > Section 11 - Parachutes > > > 11.1. A serviceable parachute shall be worn by each occupant of a > > > sailplane > > > taking part in a GFA recognised contest. > > > 11.2. A parachute is not considered to be serviceable unless it has been > > > inspected and repacked in accordance with the parachute manufacturer's > > > maintenance requirements. > > > This may be carried out by a person qualified under CAR 30 or by a > > > parachuting > > > organization approved by CASA. Unless a shorter time interval is > > > specified, an > > > inspection is valid for six months. > > > > > > > > > So -- > > > > > > When the manufacturer says "8 months", the Operational Regulations > > > override > > > it and reduce it to 6. Carrying a _serviceable_ parachute in a GFA comp > > > is > > > mandatory regardless of whether or not the rules mention it, and the > > > parachute is not _serviceable_ unless it meets the repacking > > > requirement. > > > > > > The National Rules no doubt fail to mention this stuff because they > > > don't > > > need to mention it, because it's "the law of the land" whether they > > > mention > > > it or not (for pilots flying under the auspices of CASA's delegation to > > > GFA, > > > who are therefore governed by the opregs and the MOSP) > > > > > > > > > - 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
