Mark wrote : > I am suggesting that if you want to make a real change to glider pilots' safety culture then you're probably fighting the wrong battle, and your necessarily limited time and energy can probably be directed more productively along other avenues.
Mark, it seems like you stopped writing just at the critical moment. Your suggestions on how to make improvements in this area would be warmly appreciated. What productive avenues did you have in mind? Jo -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Newton Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2007 9:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] ACCIDENT & INCIDENT REPORTING IN THE GFA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think I understand your reasoning Mark. > And surely you aren't suggesting that less would be even better? No, you're putting words in my mouth. The mere fact that you'd entertain the possibility that that's what I'm suggesting is a bit astonishing to me. What did I say that'd give you that impression? What I am suggesting is that those who believe that some kind of magical safety panacea will be achieved if GFA would just publish more detailed accident data are _clearly_ wrong, and are consequently probably getting hung up on the wrong thing. If publication of accident data had the effect that you seem to believe it would have, then paraglider pilots would stop crashing into ridges after launch, GA pilots would stop spinning in during cropdusting or crashing short of airstrips due to fuel starvation, and glider pilots would stop having midairs or spinning in during inadequately planned outlandings. The mere fact that those things keep happening even though we talk about them all the time and there's inarguable awareness of the issues tells me that talking about them all the time and being aware of the issues doesn't seem to make a lot of difference to whether or not an accident is going to happen. It seems to me that training, currency, flexibility of thinking and planning are far more powerful preventers of accidents, and maybe GFA's accident stats would look better if more pilots had more than 20 - 25 hours per annum worth of experience. If you want to campaign your heart out to make the changes you're talking about then go right ahead -- I'm certainly not "suggesting that less would be even better," but I am suggesting that if you want to make a real change to glider pilots' safety culture then you're probably fighting the wrong battle, and your necessarily limited time and energy can probably be directed more productively along other avenues. - 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
