I am quite sure they mean you to stay in gliding range and not more than
10miles out. (that is, in sight of the airfield) You can easily be 50 Km
out and still in gliding range in this country, even 100 km or more on a
good day if you have a decent ship, it is probably not a good idea for
newcomers to be that far out though as other factors can make it harder,
unsafe or impossible to get home eg changes in the Wx, (Cb) loss of
daylight, intervening terrain or airspace or becoming unaware of your
position (can you spot your airfield from 50Km?).
Best Regards,
John Haunton
"Derek Ruddock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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So presumably, if you are 5 miles from the field and at 1500 feet, you're
OK?
Stupid rule....
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G'day All,
The club that I'm currently flying at has a rule that, a Pilot that hasn't
done a paddock check is NOT allowed outside the CTAF (10mile) because it
is
considered unsafe. I was chatting to a number of the members last night
about their rule and I asked them, 'say I'm at 10,000ft and 11mile out of
the aerodrome, am I unsafe?'
The answer I got back was, 'Yes, as you are NOT aloud outside of the CTAF
until you get a paddock check!'
Wouldn't it be safer to say 'You must not go out of Glide of the
Aerodrome?'
Cheers,
Adam Woolley
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