I think the rank between Student & Instructor would be referred to as Solo
Pilot or Level (1 or 2) Independent operator.
-----Original Message-----
From: Al Borowski
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 12:50 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Negative Advertising and Censorship?
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
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