RE: [Aus-soaring] Aerokurier

2006-01-03 Thread Matthew Gage
Re medicals. This is not a reduction in standards at all. It is acceptance of the UK CAA system for the NPPL which implemented a revised BGA system for gliding (which the BGA now use as well), which in turn was based on statistical evidence of accidents that were attributed to medical causes. The

[Aus-soaring] Milestone for Aussie Gliding

2006-01-03 Thread Adam Woolley
G'day All, Another milestone for Australian Junior Soaring has come this week. With the Junior Nationals topping the Australian Multi-Class Nationals in entries! Junior Soaring in Aus is alive again and all is well, looks like we've got critical mass now... Hopefully we'll see 30 odd next y

Re: [Aus-soaring] Aerokurier-Medicals

2006-01-03 Thread Ian McPhee
Well we sure had a guy (ex Asian airline - P1 B747-400) who did not tell the full story to the DAME who issued him a class 2 when there is no way he should have had any sort of medical. (Another friend of mine who is chief pilot of a smaller Asian airline was horrified/stunned that he was flying

RE: [Aus-soaring] Milestone for Aussie Gliding

2006-01-03 Thread Peter and Mandy Temple
Hi Adam We actually have 19 entries in 15m/standard class and 8 in open 27 in total Still not as many as you guys tho' Well done Mandy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Woolley Sent: Tuesday, 3 January 2006 10:36 PM To: aus-soaring@lis

Re: [Aus-soaring] Milestone for Aussie Gliding

2006-01-03 Thread Scott Penrose
If anyone is interested in numbers for the Club Class, the web page (including entries) is here: http://www.clubclass2006.com.au/competitor/who.xml Enjoy - and congratulations to the competitors and organisers of the Junior events - very well done. Scott PGP.sig Description: This is a di

Re: [Aus-soaring] Milestone for Aussie Gliding

2006-01-03 Thread Robert Hart
Peter and Mandy Temple wrote: We actually have 19 entries in 15m/standard class and 8 in open 27 in total This is very sad in the light of the experience of the last multi class nationals which had over 50 gliders competing in all 4 (separate) classes. It is also interesting to note that ther

RE: [Aus-soaring] Milestone for Aussie Gliding

2006-01-03 Thread Catherine Conway
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RE: [Aus-soaring] A Great Day at Gawler

2006-01-03 Thread s
Base was 16,000 around Hay with one pilot reaching 17,100 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Penedo Sent: Saturday, 31 December 2005 1:33 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] A Great Day at G

Re: [Aus-soaring] A Great Day at Gawler

2006-01-03 Thread Gus Stewart
It's things like this that I don't want to hear whilst stuck at work. *sighs* Best of luck to everyone at Gawler. Go Sarah Allen!! Gus On 1/4/06, s <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Base was 16,000 around Hay with one pilot reaching 17,100 > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >

Re: [Aus-soaring] A Great Day at Gawler

2006-01-03 Thread JR
G'Day All, Maybe we all need to fly at sites like Gawler, that offer the challenge of the killer sea breeze,so that pilots get used to having to work for their flying enjoyment, rather than having days of 8 knots plus to 17,000 feet, maybe then when we attend world championships at cold places with