Why not ask Anita Taylor to look into it? On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 5:25 PM, Ian Mc Phee <[email protected]> wrote:
> The person in CASA who signed off on all this simply needs the sack. > > They (CASA) will come back we have to be ICAO compliant. Well can assure > you there are big variations with countries even just over the ditch. > > A friend has been going through all this Glider pilots licence to do the > right thing. He has to do the English test for $110 for 10min. The fact > that he had an ATPL flying as Captain of a B 747-400 in and out of Sydney > every 2 weeks until recently counted for nothing. Can you believe! > > Somebody needs to put a b-o-m-b under the iron ring at CASA below > Mark Skidmore. CASA iron ring totally ignore politicians as they know > nothing about Aviation & besides they are gone in 3 to 6 years. They (the > CASA iron ring) may do one or two requests from the CASA board in their > time. CASA know best re aviation and nobody else really know. > > Another friend got his glider pilots licence from BGA and was relatively > easy & he is also B747 pilot!! > > A sad reflection on our aviation administrators at the Australian CASA. > > Ian Mc Phee > On 21/04/2015 8:44 AM, "Mike Borgelt" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Have you folk figured out yet why this stupidity exists? >> >> Mike >> >> >> At 08:24 AM 21/04/2015, you wrote: >> >> My enquiries re the GPC & GPL is that they are perpetual, but only valid >> if you hold a current GFA membership for the GPC and a current AVID or ASIC >> card for the GPL. Of course the AVID card will cost you about $150/3 years. >> I think the ASIC card is more. >> >> *From:* Gary Stevenson <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 21, 2015 12:15 AM >> *To:* 'Jenny Ganderton' <[email protected]> ; 'Discussion of >> issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' >> <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Obtaining a CASA Glider Pilot License on >> the wayto an FAA Glider Pilot's License >> >> Jenny, >> Stop whinging/worrying: Put in anything you like, but quite obviously not >> somebody – or an organisation – that is deceased! In theory they have to >> have a valid email address. However if you are not in a hurry you might >> just make up something and see how you go. Hey guys, what might be an >> interesting email address to use here? This is a box ticking exercise to be >> sure. The essential thing is that CASA has YOUR contact details. >> Your last question is interesting. Please let us all know what you >> discover. >> Good luck. >> >> Gary >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [ >> mailto:[email protected] >> <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Jenny >> Ganderton >> *Sent:* Monday, 20 April 2015 10:41 PM >> *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. >> *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Obtaining a CASA Glider Pilot License on >> the way to an FAA Glider Pilot's License >> >> Hi Simon, and everyone >> >> Just had another look at the CASA paperwork, and thought I'd try to fill >> it in for the heck of it. >> >> In Section C: Applicant Declaration it says >> "I authorise CASA to send a copy of all communications regarding THIS >> application to >> *my training provider * >> Contact Name Contact Email " >> >> What are you supposed to put in here? Your gliding Club? CFI? Does >> anybody know? >> >> And when you get the GPL is it perpetual like the PPL? >> >> Regards >> Jenny >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Simon Hackett <[email protected]> >> *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. < >> [email protected]> >> *Sent:* Friday, 17 April 2015, 17:44 >> *Subject:* [Aus-soaring] Obtaining a CASA Glider Pilot License on the >> way to an FAA Glider Pilot's License >> >> Some months ago, I asked some questions here on this list about how to >> get a “Glider Pilot Certificate†on the way to getting a CASA “Glider >> Pilot License†. >> >> I got a variety of helpful responses directly and indirectly, along with >> a few folks basically wishing me luck !! >> >> Well, I actually did manage to do it in the end - it took months, but the >> CASA GPL turned up in the mail today (as an endorsement on my Part 61 >> license). >> >> For those of you who either want to do the same thing, or for those who >> are simply masochists, I’ve just spent some happy time today writing down >> the journey so far. >> >> I’ve done that mostly in the hope that others may find it helpful to >> make their own (similar) journey easier, if they should wish to undertake >> that journey themselves in the future. >> >> Here it is: >> >> >> http://simonhackett.com/2015/04/17/australian-to-usa-glider-pilot-license/ >> >> Cheers, >> Simon >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> >> ------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> >> *Borgelt Instruments* - >> *design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 * >> www.borgeltinstruments.com >> tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 >> mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 >> P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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