The US licence may be easier to get than we all thought. I recently met Ziggy and Marta in Nevada. Keep up on their adventures here: http://mnajfeld.blogspot.com/ Marta got her FAA licence (for both power and glider) years ago. Ziggy had just obtained his US glider licence. Self-launch Touring MG, SLSP) is just an endorsement on that licence, just like ground tow (auto, winch). Apparently you can apply through the GFA, it takes sesveral months for the paperwork bit. Then an interview with an FAA examiner. Ziggy did that in Reno. Jim
________________________________ From: tom claffey <[email protected]> To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 9:05:49 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] pilot license The US one is what I used in Szeged. For pure gliders the BGA licence by mail works but for engines a UK NPPL is needed which requires 500km of cross-country in the UK in previous 12 months. Tom --- On Mon, 16/8/10, Catherine Conway <[email protected]> wrote: >From: Catherine Conway <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] pilot license >To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." ><[email protected]> >Received: Monday, 16 August, 2010, 3:22 PM > > >Glad I got a US one in the early 90's. I've used it in Europe as well as the US > >Cath > >Sent from my iPhone > >On 16/08/2010, at 12:42 PM, "Christopher Mc Donnell" ><[email protected]> >wrote: > >> If you need an ICAO recognised glider licence you can take one of the cheap >> flights to NZ, have a bit of a holiday and get one of their CAA ones while >> there. >> Just do your homework and break the back of the paperwork before you go. >> This would seem to be the cheapest way for Australians. >> Pity we are one of the few places you cannot get a recognised licence. Makes >> you feel second rate :-( >> >> Chris >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "emilis prelgauskas" <[email protected]> >> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 11:59 AM >> Subject: [Aus-soaring] pilot license >> >> >> To Tom's enquiry about pilot licensing for use o/s >> my understanding would be that GFA >> in addition to formalising GPC for the future; >> would also be able >> as the 'organisation of record' >> to certify that the original instructor >> was trained, endorsed, certified and audited by GFA >> and therefore did train to the syllabus. >> If the organisation of record can't do this, >> firstly what is the point of having the organisation >> and secondly what are the prospects of the organisation >> being accepted by CASA in its sport aviation hierarchy transition. >> >> Just asking..... >> >> >> >> On 15/08/2010, at 1:44 AM, tom claffey wrote: >> >>> While conducting an e-mail war with CASA re a licence/letter of >>> qualification to replace SLMG on my ATPL [for the World Comps] the CASA >>> man implied that although he was satisfied that the GPC syllabus satisfied >>> the ICAO licence requirements he could not be certain that I was trained >>> in accordance with the syllabus. As my old instructor has recently died >>> and cannot certify it looks like I may never get one! [I guess 20 000hrs >>> and an ATPL does not help] >>> Tom >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >_______________________________________________ >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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