I suppose so Mark. The risks are infinitely less I suppose, but they still
exist.
I'd be pretty pissed off if my loved ones were killed by a glider with an
incapacitated or semi-blind pilot.
No doubt forums would then be full of people whinging that "they" had allowed
such a thing to happen!
>________________________________
>From: Mark Newton <new...@atdot.dotat.org>
>To: McLean Richard <richardmcl...@yahoo.com.au>; Discussion of issues relating
>to Soaring in Australia. <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net>
>Sent: Friday, 18 May 2012 3:16 PM
>Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] self declared fitness
>
>On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 12:10:58AM -0700, McLean Richard wrote:
>
>> Any moving vehicle carries with it the responsibility to remain
>> in control - your medical condition puts others potentially at risk
>> if it means your no-longer-piloted glider crashes into someone else
>> or their property. Hardly a nanny-state rule, just common sense surely!
>
>So you're saying it's no different from driving, then?
>
> - mark
>
>
>
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