Hi Geoff,
You are making the assumption that all or at least most GFA members agree with
your objection to annual check flights and dual control checks. I am of the
belief that both add to the safety of our sport. I do not understand why it is
so objectionable to submit to a second opinion regarding my skills (annual
checks) or attention (rigging mistakes) on a very infrequent basis.
Best Regards - Rolf
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 16:10:36
+1000Subject: [Aus-soaring] Fw: IMPROVED GOVERNANCE & DIRECT ELECTION OF THE
GFABOARD
Mark Newton wrote:
Sounds like much ado about process, and precious little consideration being
given to outcomes. Lets postulate that GFA is overcome by electoral nirvana,
and the voting system is reformed to complete perfection. What different
decisions that affect real pilots would you see the board making that they
wouldn't make under the current electoral system? I'd like to have a crack at
answering that Mark. Now I appreciate that this is supposition, however based
on what I have observed of the manner in which an equivalent sport aviation
controllingbody has acted proactively on issues effecting its members, and also
having seen them raised in this list, I believe a less stodgy and moreattentive
organisation would have been driven by its proactive and switched on (truely)
member elected Board to: 1 Lobby for and move to biennial flight reviews in
line with most or all equivalent bodies in Australia. This might be done
with an understanding that Clubs or hirers of aircraft may require annual or
more flight check reviews for those hiring orusing their aircraft.2 Lobby
for and move to a system that does not require dual signatures for rigging of
modern sailplanes fitted with automatic & foolproofcontrol attachment systems.
I know with mine that it is impossible to connect the controls incorrectly
......... and then I still check them the same way that I do with mypowered
aircraft ..... so why should the rigging of a modern sailplane be considerd so
fraught? Is it because the GFA still considers modernrigging requirements to be
what they were in 1950? 3 Establish an addition & proactive consultative
regime to obtain feedback from members on general matters and from the
competitionpilots on competition rules issues. If all of the above is being
done, perhaps a board that truely reflects the grass roots members would move
to see that these issues arebeing progressed better. Can anyone think of any
more? Regards Geoff
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