Hi Mark I was not referring to the actual cost of a medical. That can easily be sourced, and you have provided it here. My point referred to what people leave and why.
Cheers Paul On 2 September 2014 15:00, Mark Newton <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:29 PM, Paul Bart <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > > > I know how the numbers stack up, because I do both. > > A CASA Class-2 medical from a DAME costs $80 plus GST. It is one of the > most trivial expenses it’s possible to accrue in aviation, excepting > perhaps the $6 it costs to land a GA light aircraft at an AVdata country > airport. > > And as of yesterday, under Part 61 you don’t need one anyway. Switch to a > drivers license medical from your GP, fly up to 1500kg MTOW with 1 > passenger, fixed pitch, fixed gear, no aerobatics, day VFR. Sold. > > Anyone who says they’re giving up flying due to the cost of a medical > probably flunked theirs because they were on hallucinogenic drugs. > > - 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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