Hi Richard,
I average a couple of hundred hours a year in gliders, but I think that
my chances of being killed on the road are substantially greater than my
chances of being killed in a gliding accident, whatever the cause. I
suspect that the number of accidents where medical incapacity is the
primary cause (on the road or in the air) is fairly small, so the actual
safety benefit of the medical may be less than we imagine. I wonder
what statistical evidence there is for the added safety value of the
Class 2 Medical.
My experience of a Class 2 Medical (and yes, I have one and intend to
continue it) is that the eyesight requirement is identical to that
required for a motor vehicle licence. "Wear your glasses" in both cases :)
That said, the original issue (that a Class 2 medical is required for
issue of a CASA licence) is doing no more than following existing CASA
and ICAO requirements. It is a bureaucratic necessity. Whether it also
has a demonstrable safety value is not relevant in this case. It's a
worldwide standard, and we may as well stop worrying about it - it isn't
going away anytime soon.
Cheers
/Tim/
/tra dire e fare c'รจ mezzo il mare/
On 18/05/2012 17:30, McLean Richard wrote:
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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