Thats what the GPC is…..have you not been exposed to that by your club? Anyone can buy a self launcher and with the right Independant Ops rating you can fly it without anyone else needed.
I strongly suspect that as self launch electrics in particular become more common (see GPGliders.com - GP15 as what is now possible), independent operations will become far more common (or group independent….go flying with a few mates anywhere). I also suspect that this will be be the long term future of the sport (say 15 - 20 years from now). > On 30 Jan 2017, at 1:20 pm, Al Borowski <al.borow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 30/01/2017, Richard Frawley <rjfraw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> i assume most people know that gliding requires a minimum membership size to >> keep the cost and freedoms we enjoy possible. >> >> if you have not noticed we are actually under the minimum membership for >> sustainability. >> >> This is a problem anyone who wants reasonable continuance needs to own and >> assist with. > > I haven't checked in a few years, is it still impossible for a few > likeminded qualified pilots to form their own informal "club", buy a > 2nd hand glider and just fly it & pay to get it maintained, without > needing to bother with setting up a formal club with instructors etc > (unlike almost every other sport in existence)? > > Is it still impossible to buy a motorglider and fly it like an RAA or > PPL would fly their power plane? > > The GFA club model always struck me as missing a "qualified pilot" > rank between "Student" and "Instructor" - which is weird as it should > be the biggest group. > > Cheers, > > Al > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
