Hi John, I will attend both the VSA safety seminar at Benalla and the parachute seminar.
Regards Richard Gynes From: John Switala <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:25:04 +1000 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Aus-soaring] GFA Safety Seminar - VSA Region - last opportunity G¹day All This message is for pilots in the VSA (Victorian Soaring Association) region. Pilots from northern NSW will probably not bother reading it, pilots from Queensland probably won¹t care, while those from SA will read it if they can and pilots from WA, being so far away, will probably only get this when its all over! The second and last GFA Safety Seminar for the VSA region will be held on Saturday 28 August at the Gliding Club of Victoria (GCV) clubhouse in Benalla. Attached are the details of the seminar. The first seminar in Melbourne was well attended and all said it was a valuable addition to their flying knowledge. Of specific interest is the new CASA imperatives and how they affect our flying and continuing ability to fly in the future. All pilots should be aware of these imperatives. Please note that a Parachute Seminar will be held on the following Sunday (29 August) at 10am. Jo Chitty will conduct a 1 hour lecture on emergency parachutes Jo has been a parachute rigger for over 35 years and for the last 10 years he was the Director of Rigging for the Australian Parachute Federation. Jo currently operates a business called "Skywerx" which has designed and manufactures safety harnesses for use in rescue helicopters. He also builds various UAV recovery parachutes, powered parachutes and military equipment. This will be an excellent opportunity for pilots to have questions answered by an expert and dispel any myths or theories that they may have! Following Jo's lecture we will have several parachutes to be used as training aids and Vern Rosenfeldt will have the Escape Training Module which I'm sure will have a dramatic effect on safety in gliding. All are welcome to attend the parachute seminar. Please advise me of your attendance at the GFA Safety Seminar in Benalla so adequate catering arrangements can be made (free lunch on Saturday!) by return email or phone. Regards John Switala VSA GFA Board Representative Mobile: 0418 583 522 _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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