Since people insist on making a car licence analogy, you require 20 hours MORE to be issued a car licence than an L2.
On Saturday, February 11, 2017, Richard Frawley <rjfraw...@gmail.com> wrote: > as a holder of a PPL as well, I agree. If there is extra training needed > in the GPC syllabus then so be it. > > If on the annual check there are a few more things to tick off as well > that is also fine. > > I would be very interested to hear from any CFI's on the list as to what > are the risks being mitigated by having both L1 and L2 ops in place. How > does having a L2 instructor around help mitigate with those risks? > > Richard > > > > > > > > > > > On 11 Feb 2017, at 12:55 AM, Al Borowski <al.borow...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > I'd like to see the GPC give the same rights as L2 Independent Ops, > > but only require a checkride to maintain it (just like PPL/RAA) > > instead of being reliant on a CFI's annual blessing. If a GPC pilot > > isn't considered good enough to be responsible for their own actions, > > something is terribly wrong with the training system. > > > > A driver's license is yours until you do something silly to lose it, > > and you are responsible for your own driving. The same goes for > > PPL/RAA, boating, and a huge pile of other activities. Just like these > > activities, equipment owners/clubs are free to place whatever > > additional requirements they want on the use of their facilities. > > > > If a GPC holder can't be trusted to be responsible for their own > > operations then they should never have been given a GPC. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Al > > > > > >> On 10/02/2017, Simon Rammelt <monkeypaws...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> > wrote: > >> please explain the changes you want to make. > >> > >>> On 10 Feb 2017 1:40 pm, "Richard Frawley" <rjfraw...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > >>> > >>> I have had an initial positive response from the GFA in terms of making > >>> changes to the L2 Indi Ops. To help get further traction i need a pilot > >>> from WA, TAS, Vic, NT and QLD to put a common request to their > >>> appropriate > >>> State Bodies. (such is the way things need to work). > >>> > >>> Bernard has already offered for SA and I live in NSW. > >>> > >>> I am happy to host some Go To Meeting conference calls to kick things > off > >>> once we have a quorum. We can have more than one rep. > >>> > >>> Look forward to seeing if we make a positive outcome here. > >>> > >>> Please drop me an email if you are able to help. > >>> > >>> Richard > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Aus-soaring mailing list > >>> Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au <javascript:;> > >>> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au <javascript:;> > > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au <javascript:;> > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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