A more accurate title would be "teen pilot nearly causes accident" I think it is poor form when passengers are maintaining a better lookout than the pilot. On Apr 20, 2012 9:47 AM, "Mark Newton" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 09:31:21AM +1000, Christopher Mc Donnell wrote: > > > > http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/04/20/teenage-pilots-quick-response-avoids-collision/ > > The actual ATSB report referenced by the article is here: > http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3548648/ab-2012-019.pdf#page=47 > > I'm sure there's a lot of room for interpretation here (i.e., concerning > whether a CAR166C broadcast is strictly required if the glider pilot > doesn't believe "it is necessary to do so to avoid a collision, or > the risk of a collision with another aircraft.") The differing guidance > between the competition rules, GFA rules and CASA rules about which > frequency should be used and when broadcasts should be made is also > up for discussion. > > But one thing worth hilighting is that I think CASA and GFA have > diverged in their focus on radio of late. > > My experience of GFA's training concerning radio is that it > emphasised minimizing radio chatter in favor of focussing on > flying the aeroplane and looking out. Meanwhile CASA's training > of GA pilots has emphasised more promiscuous use of the radio, > leading to glider pilots making snarky comments about GA pilots > spending all their time talking instead of looking where they're > going. > > I think glider pilot radio training has probably varied quite > a bit from club to club too -- which is, itself, a problem. > > Over the last couple of years, CASA has shifted from "see and avoid" > to "radio assisted see and avoid" to "see and avoid alerted by > mandatory radio calls." The CTAF rules published last year are > the latest step in that evolution. > > I don't think a lot of glider pilots have kept up with those changes. > Moreover, glider pilots trained more than a few years ago who > haven't updated their skills are now probably using radio very > differently to other airspace users, even if it is consistent with > the way they were trained. > > (have you read the latest version of the GFA radio operators > handbook? It's probably different from the one you were trained > against. I'd include a link, but GFA's website seems to be > down at the moment...) > > - mark > _______________________________________________ > 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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