Re: [Aus-soaring] Offtopic perhaps - but would be interested to read opinions
Links to them are here http://www.glidingaustralia.org/GFA-Sport/Sports-News/ On 21/06/2014 8:37 am, Ron Sanders wrote: > > Do our guys in Finland do a blog each day?? if so link please? > > Ron > > On 18 June 2014 17:02, Dion Stuart Baker wrote: > > How about changes be made so that colour coding/general systems are changed > > so that colour blind people can distinguish between them? Changing to > > red/blue would help with 99% of those who are colourblind (the Protanopia > > and Deuteranopia affected people, which is upwards of 99% of colourblind > > people - Tritanopia is the cause for some 0.001% of people). > > > > I'd be interested to know how many colour blind pilots are out there - I > > think the statistic I heard is 25% of Western males and 10% of the world's > > population of males have some severity of colour blindness, although for > > many of them it's so slight they don't know - I personally work with a guy > > who never knew until he applied for a position in the ADF. > > > > It's pretty depressing (albeit understandable) when you're automatically > > excluded from a slew of jobs because of something you were born with - for > > me it was commercial pilot, SAPOL, MFS, half the jobs in the ADF, lab > > technician, just to name a few. It's more frusturating when you feel that > > being colour blind wouldn't matter, or if a different colour coding system > > was used, wouldn't be an issue. > > > > Just my 2c from a butthurt colourblind guy. > > > > Dion > > > > > > On 18 June 2014 11:34, Nelson Handcock wrote: > >> > >> > >> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/casa-crackdown-threatens-to-ground-colour-blind-pilots-20140617-3abkg.html > >> > >> > >> Thanks & Regards, > >> > >> Nelson Handcock > >> 0409 149919 > >> > >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonhandcockaustralia > >> > >> ___ > >> 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 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > sudo apt-get install witty-mail-signature > > cannot find package: witty-mail-signature > > sudo apt-get install lame-mail-signature > > installing ... > > > > The main idea of "Inception": if you run a VM inside a VM inside a VM > > inside > > a VM, everything will be very, very slow. > > > > ___ > > 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 ___ 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
Re: [Aus-soaring] Offtopic perhaps - but would be interested to read opinions
Do our guys in Finland do a blog each day?? if so link please? Ron On 18 June 2014 17:02, Dion Stuart Baker wrote: > How about changes be made so that colour coding/general systems are changed > so that colour blind people can distinguish between them? Changing to > red/blue would help with 99% of those who are colourblind (the Protanopia > and Deuteranopia affected people, which is upwards of 99% of colourblind > people - Tritanopia is the cause for some 0.001% of people). > > I'd be interested to know how many colour blind pilots are out there - I > think the statistic I heard is 25% of Western males and 10% of the world's > population of males have some severity of colour blindness, although for > many of them it's so slight they don't know - I personally work with a guy > who never knew until he applied for a position in the ADF. > > It's pretty depressing (albeit understandable) when you're automatically > excluded from a slew of jobs because of something you were born with - for > me it was commercial pilot, SAPOL, MFS, half the jobs in the ADF, lab > technician, just to name a few. It's more frusturating when you feel that > being colour blind wouldn't matter, or if a different colour coding system > was used, wouldn't be an issue. > > Just my 2c from a butthurt colourblind guy. > > Dion > > > On 18 June 2014 11:34, Nelson Handcock wrote: >> >> >> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/casa-crackdown-threatens-to-ground-colour-blind-pilots-20140617-3abkg.html >> >> Thanks & Regards, >> >> Nelson Handcock >> 0409 149919 >> >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonhandcockaustralia >> >> ___ >> 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 > > > > > -- > sudo apt-get install witty-mail-signature > cannot find package: witty-mail-signature > sudo apt-get install lame-mail-signature > installing ... > > The main idea of "Inception": if you run a VM inside a VM inside a VM inside > a VM, everything will be very, very slow. > > ___ > 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
[Aus-soaring] RANGA Scholarship Reminder
Hi all, Just to remind you all, the RANGA Scholarship applications for this year close on the 3rd July. Details are on the website www.glidingaustralia.org. This scholarship provides up to $1500 towards gliding training for any pilot who has not yet gone solo in any type of flying. If you are not eligible yourself, consider someone in your club as a possibility and encourage them. -- Cheers /Tim Shirley/ /tra dire é fare c' é mezzo il mare/ ___ 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
