At 11:01 PM 16/03/04 +1030, you wrote: > From the Gliding and motorgliding web page:* > >* > >*European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) A report for all members of BGA >clubs* > >As many of you will be aware, European Union Regulation 1592/2002 >established the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) as a body >which will regulate most aspects of civil aviation within the European >Union. Gliding is included within the scope of this regulation, and >since September 28, 2003 we have been subject to formal regulation for >some of our activities. This is a fundamental change for gliding in the >UK, which has previously been unregulated. At present it appears the new >rules will encompass registration and certification, pilot licensing and >operations. The initial parts of these regulations affect registration >and certification.
Sounds like emigrating to the US might be a good idea. The FAA treats gliders completely sensibly. i.e. with benign neglect. Most privately owned modern gliders are registered as "Experimental - Air racing/exhibition" even when they are type approved types. It goes to show you don't need to have a gliding organisation run things - you just need a good political lobby. Hopefully Europe will collapse under the weight of its bureaucracy in the not too distant future. Mike Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 Int'l + 61 429 355784 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.borgeltinstruments.com _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring