Hello Paul
Thank you! This is the sort of feedback I was hoping for. If my interpretation of this tread is correct previous discussions revolved mainly about competition licences and not about operations of competent glider pilots without instructor oversight. Let’s put this side issue aside and focus on your concerns about a “rise in complexity and/or cost” for now. This is quite simply unfounded as it was made very clear that glider pilots not aspiring to a licence can continue to operate as usual and without an additional cost burden. The real issue is bringing gliding in line with international standards and long established practices of other Australian aviation bodies. The question remains, why can’t properly licensed glider pilots be treated exactly like fully licensed power pilots? Can you imagine a power pilot being asked for a check flight on landing at another airfield? Can you see my point now? Kind regards Bernard From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Paul Bart Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2014 10:20 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Competition licenses - the emperor has no clothes On 2 September 2014 07:38, Future Aviation <ec...@internode.on.net> wrote: Simon, can you (and other members of this newsgroup) let me in on your thinking, please? Bernard There were about 80 emails written on this topic over the last few days all saying about the same thing, all written by the same few contributors. It would seem to me that if you need them to "let you know their thinking" once again, then perhaps you have not read their contribution carefully enough. Frankly, I am more interested in maintaining a simple and inexpensive system to fly gliders in Australia. Given the fragile state of of participation in gliding I fear that any rise in complexity and / or cost will simply drive more people away. You say "When our newcomers realise that they will always be treated as second class aviators we can't blame them when they vote with their feet." Well I have been involved in gliding for some fourteen years now, with a reasonably sized club and I am yet to encounter any pilot being too worried about being classed as "second class aviator". Cheers Paul
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