Hear, hear!
I wonder about people always ready to bash politicians and bureaucrats in
general and CASA in particular but want to invite them to regulate our sport.
90 % of Australian glider pilots will nevere have the chance to encounter the
difficulties of flying overseas, whilst I have and will again I couldn't care
less about the selfish folks who want to impose the authorities on us just to
make it easier for them.
Rolf
From: m...@mca.nu
To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:27:31 +0100
Subject: [Aus-soaring] (no subject)
If glider pilots want their license to be recognized internationally, they have
to be prepared to undergo the yearly medicals ( over 40) at a cost of probably
$300 in a licensed clinic.Not just your GP. ( anyway that's the way it is in
Europe) It is a very thorough medical with a large number of older pilots
failing.
If you want to fly in Europe , France is the best place. Nicest to fly and
relatively easy for UK and Aussie pilots. I know of 2 airfields that help the
most, Serres with Klaus Ollman and Sisteron-Vaumeilh.
http://www.aircross.co.uk/sisteron/FlyFrance.htm
European glider pilots would love to have to ozzie way license instead of vast
amounts of red tape. For the few pilots that go overseas ( like me) it will be
easier but I think the GFA should think twice, or rather 10 times before going
to that system.
Mart.
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