Hi Bernard No I do not.
Firstly, the issue of a check flight. I do not see that the two situations are analogous. Generally, but granted not exclusively, the check flight is for pilots wishing to fly a club aircraft. I think that every club has the right to protect their equipment. Secondly, a pilot landing at an airfield is no different to a motorist on a road. If you have the appropriate qualifications, you can enjoy the rights that those qualifications entitle you to. Launching from a club airfield, you are joining an operation. I think that the operation, read club, has rights, that are et least equal to yours. As for the costs, I am simply in no position to support mine or refute your arguments. However I do know that there is an entire industry in Europe to help individuals / companies to deal with the regulation bloat, at a considerable cost. Equally, an increase in regulation also leads to an increase in corruption. I do not see either as desirable. Finally a number of posters indicated that we may be losing potential glider pilots, because the GFA rules, yet I see people turning their backs on power flying, often citing cost (medicals etc.) and complexity as a reason. I do not know how the numbers stack up, but chances are that neither do you. So it is just a speculation used to prop someones point of view. Frankly I have seen no empirical data to support any point of view, or to make conclusions about the detrimental or beneficial influence on glider pilot retention / loss from the current rules. Cheers Paul On 2 September 2014 13:43, Future Aviation <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Paul > > > > Thank you! This is the sort of feedback I was hoping for. > > If my interpretation of this tread is correct previous discussions > revolved mainly about competition licences and not > > about operations of competent glider pilots without instructor oversight. > > > > Let’s put this side issue aside and focus on your concerns about a “rise > in complexity and/or cost” for now. This is quite > simply unfounded as it was made very clear that glider pilots not aspiring > to a licence can continue to operate as usual > and without an additional cost burden. > > > > The real issue is bringing gliding in line with international standards > and long established practices of other Australian > aviation bodies. The question remains, why can’t properly licensed glider > pilots be treated exactly like fully licensed > > power pilots? Can you imagine a power pilot being asked for a check flight > on landing at another airfield? > > > > Can you see my point now? > > > > Kind regards > > > > Bernard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Paul Bart > *Sent:* Tuesday, 2 September 2014 10:20 AM > > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Competition licenses - the emperor has no > clothes > > > > > > On 2 September 2014 07:38, Future Aviation <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Simon, can you (and other members of this newsgroup) let me in on your > thinking, please? > > > > Bernard > > > > There were about 80 emails written on this topic over the last few days > all saying about the same thing, all written by the same few contributors. > It would seem to me that if you need them to "let you know their thinking" > once again, then perhaps you have not read their contribution carefully > enough. > > > > Frankly, I am more interested in maintaining a simple and inexpensive > system to fly gliders in Australia. Given the fragile state of of > participation in gliding I fear that any rise in complexity and / or cost > will simply drive more people away. You say "When our newcomers realise > that they will always be treated as second class aviators we can't blame > them when they vote with their feet." Well I have been involved in gliding > for some fourteen years now, with a reasonably sized club and I am yet to > encounter any pilot being too worried about being classed as "second class > aviator". > > > > > > Cheers > > Paul > > _______________________________________________ > 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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