I have been flying in Sweden this northern summer until we put all of the gliders to bed for winter a few weeks ago :-(
I approached a gliding club and they asked for my license. It wasn't a show stopper that I didn't have one, they sent my GFA, club & medical details to the Swedish equivalent of the GFA and I got approval to fly after 2 weeks. Fun - hell yes, the thermals were small & strong requiring a precision I had to polish. Legal - I don't know but if I am here next spring / summer I will be flying again out here. Great place, great people, they even mow the green grass on the field. It would be so much easier to have a recognised Glider License for travelling pilots. OK, the flying is great in OZ, but with my work I can end up anywhere in the world for an extended periods and the withdrawal symptoms from the lack of gliding are terrible! Ron Stockholm ---- DMcD <slutsw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >Why is there such resistance by the GFA to having an internationally > >recognized glider licence (ICAO) as many other countries do including the > >USA? > > Yes, I had hoped that the GPL would be international. I can see why it > isn't (massive changes to the administration) and almost see what the > point of a GPL is, but all up, it is a real shame that our licence > does not allow us to fly anywhere in Europe. > > D > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
