Some foreign observations for reference or the bin:
Annual SSA dues are currently less than 25% of GFA dues, but it would have
been about 50% if the US dollar was worth the paper it's printed on.
No pile of paperwork needs to be purchased for an Annual Inspection for
Standard registration or a Condition Inspection if the glider is Experimental.
But FAA, not SSA is
responsible for airman and aircraft licence/registration/airworthiness.
An Annual on a glider shouldn't take days. For example I've flown 500k on the
same day as a start-to-finish Condition Inspection on an LS-6.
As Mike pointed out, pure gliders are pretty basic aircraft!
Flight reviews are conducted every two years. A BFR or added rating in a
glider counts as a BFR for airplane, and vice versa.
No fees are payable to SSA or FAA for joy flights, instructional flights,
etc.But the SSA are going broke - mostly thanks to an embezzler a few years ago.
After that debacle, SSA are hesitant to increase the annual subscription,
fearing a mass exodus.
The SSA group insurance program is a reasonable deal, and they offer a 5%
AOPA member discount.
From my experience, the cost of Nimbus 3 insurance (outside the SSA program)
was a little less than when it was VH registered, even considering the exchange
rate of a few years ago. This may be due to my FAA licence being "Commercial -
Glider, Private - Single Engine" and at the time my GFA rating seemed
essentially to be "Solo Student".
For pilotsin the USAwho aren't SSA members, insurance is available from a
couple of other agencies.
Jim
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From: Mike Borgelt <[email protected]>
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
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Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2011 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Aging Glider Fleet article
Ask our friends in the USA.
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