Argh. Sorry. It's a monday morning and last night I bashed my head, hard, against a chair. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
Al On 10/20/08, JR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Al, > nothing !!! sorry Al it was out of character for me, but I was being > facetious, but a little disipline never hurt anybody right? ( cover me with > icecream and bite my bum, I love it) > JR > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Al Borowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in > Australia.<[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, October 20, 2008 9:06 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Where to from here? > > > G'day JR, > > If you had a PPL and owned your own Cessna, CASA trusts that you keep your > medical and BFR up to date. If they catch you operating illegally bad things > happen. What's so special about motorgliders? > > Cheers, > > Al > > > On 10/20/08, JR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi Tim, >> who would know when you had your annual flight reveiw, or who would know >> how current you were, this could get pretty nasty, thats why we have CFI's, >> to make sure we all know how to recover from incipient spins, and fly proper >> circuits. >> regards >> JR >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Tim Shirley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in >> Australia. <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Monday, October 20, 2008 7:21 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Where to from here? >> >> >> Hi Tom, >> >> Yes I think what I was getting at is that the high performance end of the >> game is going very well at present, and I think could be better exploited as >> a success by the organisation, and better supported in terms of >> organisational structure and coaching. >> >> I don't claim to have all the answers, just a general observation that one >> size doesn't fit all - and the current structure (not the individuals >> necessarily) seems locked in to a concept that we are all either instructors >> or at varying levels students. For example, we must belong to a club, which >> must have a Chief Flying Instructor. Why a CFI, if the club does no >> training? Indeed, if we have and an independent operator rating why do we >> need to belong to a club at all, if we have a self-launcher or we are >> willing to pay the going rate for a tow to any licenced tug pilot? >> >> Cheers >> >> Tim >> >> tom claffey wrote: >> >> Agreed Tim, the old club system and new "high performance - private >> owner" systems are working in parralel. GA equates more to the latter while >> RAA is closer to GFA type but less supervision needed due to engines. I >> wonder about accident levels [esp if less instructor supervision as some >> would like] >> >> Like Rolf I went to a WGC and GFA [much appreciated] funding didn't quite >> cover entry fee - so only airfares/glider/car/accomm etc to be paid by me >> [tows sponsered by a friendly diamond magnate] I now coach where I can and >> instruct Junior cadets. >> >> After 19000hrs and a GA grade one instructor rating perhaps Mike would >> accept me for his annual check!! [perhaps a ropebreak at 200' for a start]:) >> >> Tom >> >> --- On *Sun, 10/19/08, Tim Shirley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> * wrote: >> >> From: Tim Shirley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [Aus-soaring] Where to from here? >> To: "Aus-Soaring" >> <[email protected]><[email protected]> >> Date: Sunday, October 19, 2008, 11:48 AM >> >> An excess of pPrunes was having its usual effect, so I thought I might >> ask a slightly different question. >> >> Gliding today - like it or not - is largely a sport and/or recreation >> involving high-tech and expensive equipment which requires high levels >> of skill, resources and dedication to get the best out of it all. It >> has much more in common with off-shore sailing than it has with teaching >> people to fly Cessnas or Technams. Yet our structures and attitudes >> still reflect the fantasy that we are mainly a flying training and >> airworthiness organisation. Just look at the current controversy over >> the status of coaching to see how deep some people can >> bury their heads >> in the sand. >> >> The big question is, what structures, training and organisation do we >> need to support and grow the type of activity that gliding is now and >> will be in the future? >> >> Unless you have a police box handy, going back to the good old days >> isn't an option. >> >> Enjoy the prunes. >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To check or change subscription details, >> visit:http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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