I've personally sent one person (first) solo in a G109 and also been involved in sending a number of cadets (first) solo in Motor Falkes.
SWK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." To:"Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Cc: Sent:Mon, 6 Feb 2017 13:51:45 +1100 Subject:Re: [Aus-soaring] MEMBERSHIP AND A WORLD REVIEW On Feb 6, 2017, at 1:30 PM, Ulrich Stauss wrote: Also, if my understanding is correct it is possible fly a self-launcher with a C certificate (plus corresponding training/endorsement) under the supervision of an instructor(?). You can do all of your ab initio training in a self-launcher, including first solo. Far from needing a C Certificate to fly in, you can use one to get your C certificate. And now the call from someone within the upper rungs of the GFA that “anyone cleared to fly a Self Launcher automatically has L2 OPS annotated on GPC“. Hmmm. Maybe the people who (want to) doctor around with the MOSP should actually read and (try to) understand it. MOSP Pt 2 20.1.2 doesn’t require a C certificate. It’d be a bit odd for an operational rating to need a sporting qualification as a prerequisite. (notwithstanding that the MOSP has maintained that oddness on many occasions in the past) The “self-retrieving … [to] an alternative safe landing site” purpose in 20.1.3 looks like a pretty stretchable loophole :-) - mark Links: ------ [1] mailto:usta...@internode.on.net
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