I believe that a higher vision standard is warranted for a pilot, as opposed to
a car driver.
My point was really that arguing for a lower medical standard because you
choose to fly a single seat glider is not totally logical.
>________________________________
>From: McLean Richard <richardmcl...@yahoo.com.au>
>To: aussoaring <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net>
>Sent: Friday, 18 May 2012 3:30 PM
>Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] self declared fitness
>
>
>I suppose so Mark. The risks are infinitely less I suppose, but they still
>exist.
>
>I'd be pretty pissed off if my loved ones were killed by a glider with an
>incapacitated or semi-blind pilot.
>
>No doubt forums would then be full of people whinging that "they" had allowed
>such a thing to happen!
>
>
>
>>________________________________
>>From: Mark Newton <new...@atdot.dotat.org>
>>To: McLean Richard <richardmcl...@yahoo.com.au>; Discussion of issues
>>relating to Soaring in Australia. <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net>
>>Sent: Friday, 18 May 2012 3:16 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] self declared fitness
>>
>>On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 12:10:58AM -0700, McLean Richard wrote:
>>
>>> Any moving vehicle carries with it the responsibility to remain
>>> in control - your medical condition puts others potentially at risk
>>> if it means your no-longer-piloted glider crashes into someone else
>>> or their property. Hardly a nanny-state rule, just common sense surely!
>>
>>So you're saying it's no different from driving, then?
>>
>> - mark
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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