Picking up from Michael Scutter:
Will overseas pilots holding an ICAO compliant (glider) pilots license and an FAI Sporting license still require a GPC to fly in Australian competitions? Perhaps more importantly, do the insurances recognise both the FAI Sporting license and the GPC for their purposes? Or are there provisions in place to recognise the FAI Sporting license as equivalent/superior? If so does this also apply to an Australian pilot holding an FAI Sporting license but not a GPC? (What if this pilot also holds an overseas ICAO compliant (glider) pilots license?) Will the points of a competitor in an Australian National Championship who only holds a GPC but no FAI Sporting license be recognised for the FAI/IGC Pilot Rankings? To my knowledge the GPC is not ICAO compliant nor recognised anywhere overseas. I guess that will have to wait until the CASA GPL finally gets off the ground. The way I read the MOSP, the GPC in practice merely means that the holder has a C certificate and may have been trained according to the ‘new’ rearranged syllabus and to Level 1 independent operator standard (but does not necessarily hold the L1 IO rating!). In the meantime our pilots who want to compete overseas are still on their own in the battle with foreign bureaucracies to obtain an ICAO compliant license from wherever this is easier or quicker in their circumstances (UK, US, Czech Republic…) on the basis of the C certificate – good luck to anyone attempting that based on a GPC. Wasn’t that the primary issue that the GPC was supposed to fix? The emperor has no clothes! Ulrich From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of pam Sent: Friday, 22 August 2014 10:35 To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Competition licenses Records: You must have an FAI Sporting Licence before you make a record attempt. One pilot this year had a record claim rejected because he had no Sporting Licence. You pay $10 and renew every 2 years. A pilot can only hold one Sporting Licence, so for example if you already hold one issued by Australia, you fly records and International Competitions as a representative of Australia. You can’t compete in the French Team, if you hold an FAI Sporting Licence issued by Australia. In other words, the FAI Sporting Licence is dependent on your Nationality or Residence. Competitions: The use of the word ‘competition licence’ is confusing, when it refers to the FAI Sporting Licence. It was a requirement of the insurance company providing liability insurance to competition organisers, as evidence of pilots’ competence, and perhaps in everyday speech it sounds simpler to say ‘competition licence’. It appears now that the insurer is happy to accept a GPC for competitions in Australia. Pam From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net <mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net> [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Peter Champness Sent: Thursday, 21 August 2014 7:33 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Competition licenses I agree with the OPs Panel. The International Competition Licence was never necessary and should not have been adopted for domestic competition. The Glider Pilot Certificate has some merit and I personally am very happy to adopt that for our competitions. It is a lot more comprehensive than the old Silver badge. What happens if you fly a potential record flight and you don't have an International Competition Licence. Can you apply for it retrospectively? On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Adam Woolley <go_soar...@hotmail.com <mailto:go_soar...@hotmail.com> > wrote: A timely question Don, I think the comp license has now been replaced by a GPC. Cheers, WPP > On 21 Aug 2014, at 18:28, Don Woodward <donwo...@bigpond.net.au > <mailto:donwo...@bigpond.net.au> > wrote: > > > G'day all, Jen and I have just spent the last hour searching the web for the > address to send your competition license to to get it renewed but we've > failed. Can someone please assist and remind me of the postal address? > > Regards > Don Woodward > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > <mailto: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 <mailto:Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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