Re: [Aus-soaring] T as a mandated instrument

2016-04-22 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 11:48 AM 4/22/2016, you wrote: GFA were left with 2 simple choices - fix the documentation (and requirements) to meet with CASA audit approval in a very short time frame or lose all airworthiness delegation with no prospect of CASA being able to pick up, with the end result, grounding all

Re: [Aus-soaring] T as a mandated instrument

2016-04-21 Thread Richard Frawley
nicely put, a 2 bob cheque in the mail > On 21 Apr 2016, at 4:09 PM, Mike Cleaver wrote: > > Justin and others > > One of the benefits of simple regulations is that they will inherently > contain less internal conflicts. In this case the conflict is between the >

Re: [Aus-soaring] T as a mandated instrument

2016-04-21 Thread Mike Cleaver
Justin and others One of the benefits of simple regulations is that they will inherently contain less internal conflicts. In this case the conflict is between the norms for aircraft certification and the operational rules. "Everyone" in Certification knows that the TCDS (Type Certificate Data

Re: [Aus-soaring] T as a mandated instrument

2016-04-20 Thread emillis prelgauskas
On 21 Apr 2016, at 5:52 am, Justin Couch wrote: > We don't get to pick and choose how we interpret "relevant" rules when we > don't like one that is not in our favour. I looked through at least another > dozen gliders of varying age. All state cloud flying permitted, none,

Re: [Aus-soaring] T as a mandated instrument

2016-04-20 Thread Justin Couch
On 20/04/2016 10:23 PM, Roger.D wrote: Dear Justin What a nonsense that the CASA inspector(s) foisted on you. That's an incorrect assumption that CASA were involved in this at any point. If you read the TCDS for the Standard Jantar 2 and the TCDS for the Standard Jantar 3 then it is clear

[Aus-soaring] T as a mandated instrument

2016-04-20 Thread Roger . D
Dear Justin What a nonsense that the CASA inspector(s) foisted on you. If you read the TCDS for the Standard Jantar 2 and the TCDS for the Standard Jantar 3 then it is clear at point 8 "Operational Capability" that these sailplanes are rated for "VFR Day", and below that "Cloud flying" which