Why do you want ranks? - mark
> On Jan 30, 2017, at 3:20 PM, Peter Brookman <peter.brook...@bigpond.com> > wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > 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
