On 24 Dec 2014, at 12:27 am, Al Borowski <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there nothing like an 'Experimental' category in the glider world? > It seems weird to me that I can (in theory) jump into a home-designed > ultralight powered with a lawnmower motor, but can't operate a glider > grounded due to a paperwork issue. The issue is fraught. GFA can issue experimental C-of-A's (or could until an audit a year or two ago, at any rate). But experimental aircraft can't be flown for hire or reward, including training; so a club can't feasibly operate them. CASA seems to take a dim view of an aircraft which meets a type certificate in all requirements except service life being operated as experimental. Except they're not consistent about it, because they obviously allow warbirds to remain in service well past their design life. You could probably operate a glider on an experimental C-of-A if it has a genuinely experimental feature, and if it was operated privately. Perhaps the IS28's at CQC wouldn't fit that template, - mark _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
