Excuse my ignorance (never thought I would be able to use that phrase "one day") May I ask what is holding us back from adapting a more modern system. Something like the PPL A,B,C? A - GA B - powered sailplanes C - sailplanes
The NEW system is "EASA Part FCL" with more letters behind it - depending what you are flying A - fixed wing (that includes us) H - airfoil faster than the air-frame G - Gyro (not fish, nor flesh) BA - soap bubbles and Hindenburgs It is possible to have "sailplane/glider" added to my PPL here. But why would I do that if I am not intending to fly overseas? If this has been discussed more than 20 years ago - what laws of physics prevented this to happen? Or is this in progress and the GPC is part of that? When can we have a GPL? It would certainly appeal to some. Make everyone responsible for their own actions and then CFI's won't get grey hair that quickly. I really would like to know. Erich On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 7:16 PM, Justin Couch <jus...@vlc.com.au> wrote: > On 31/01/2017 1:30 PM, Mark Fisher wrote: > >> Yep. As sad as it might seem, things will have to change. >> Of course club committees will cry foul and suggest that implementing this >> will mean the demise of the club. >> >> I think he GFA should look at supporting a flagship club or two to trial >> this. By support I mean fund any loss if it doesn't work. >> >> I would think a couple of clubs with different profiles might work as a >> trial to learn about the efficacy of the idea. >> >> E.G One club with > 100 members, and another with <30 >> >> We might actually learn something. >> >> >> Or a club could even offer two training schemes. >> >> 1. Is the sit around all day and take what you can get (Free) >> 2. Is the fully commercial model >> >> Explain the reality and timeframe to learn. See what people opt for???? >> > > At least the Narromine club is doing this (commercial midweek, club > weekends), as well as the Sydney motor flight group. SMFG is a good apples > to (custard?) apples comparison, because on the same airfield there is a > club (Southern Cross) and another sorta club (Sydney Gliding). SMFG use a > Dimona, so really only needs the instructor and student, SCGC of course are > aerotow and all voluntary. Size of the two is very different but most > students are still heading to the club-based environment rather than a > turn-up-and-fly (note they are specifically staying away from saying they > are a commercial operation). Also of note is that SCGC used to have a > commercial training arm (that's how I learnt to glide) but gave it away as > uneconomic, even when based right next to Australia's larges population > centre. > > -- > Justin Couch http://www.vlc.com.au/ > Java 3D Graphics Information http://www.j3d.org/ > LinkedIn http://au.linkedin.com/in/justincouch/ > G+ WetMorgoth > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > "Look through the lens, and the light breaks down into many lights. > Turn it or move it, and a new set of arrangements appears... is it > a single light or many lights, lights that one must know how to > distinguish, recognise and appreciate? Is it one light with many > frames or one frame for many lights?" -Subcomandante Marcos > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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