Re: [Aus-soaring] Insurance

2010-02-16 Thread Mark Newton
On 17/02/2010, at 10:57, "P Carey" wrote: This was a terrific eye opener and we should all take note that you can't be over insured. There are several schools of thought about that too :) Not that I'm necessarily advocating not having insurance, but if you don't have the backing of

Re: [Aus-soaring] insurance

2010-02-16 Thread Paul Bart
On 17 February 2010 13:17, Terry Neumann wrote: > Sorry David, I was in ultra cryptic mode - insurance and litigation stuff > has that effect I'm afraid - and I also plead guilty to extreme cynicism - > for the same reasons. > > All Care Taken But No Responsibility > > I won't do it again :-[ Do

Re: [Aus-soaring] insurance

2010-02-16 Thread Terry Neumann
Sorry David, I was in ultra cryptic mode - insurance and litigation stuff has that effect I'm afraid - and I also plead guilty to extreme cynicism - for the same reasons. All Care Taken But No Responsibility I won't do it again :-[ regards, Terry David Lawley wrote: I have a feeling I

Re: [Aus-soaring] Insurance

2010-02-16 Thread scottp
Good information there D. If we are short of public liability insurance (and I can't say either way at all) then I think we should do it together through GFA. Having the individual clubs get their own insurance is going to be very very costly. Doing it together as a peek group is far more sensi

Re: [Aus-soaring] Insurance

2010-02-16 Thread DMcD
HA One thing you have not addressed (or have you?) is the emotional collateral of being sued over some accident claim. We had this in an HG club while I was president. A spectator had their leg broken by a low airtime pilot. There was no problem about the claim and the club had insurance cover f

[Aus-soaring] insurance

2010-02-16 Thread David Lawley
I have a feeling I am going to regret it, but Terry Nuemann wrote fwiw, ymmv, ACTBNR What does that ACTBNR mean? _ Looking for a place to rent, share or buy? Find your next place with nine

Re: [Aus-soaring] Insurance

2010-02-16 Thread Scott Penrose
On 17/02/2010, at 9:59 AM, Mike Cleaver wrote: > > My take on that scenario is: Joe has been negligent and probably disobeyed a > club instruction to not leave pegs in the ground where they could cause > damage to people or gliders (e.g. he has not hammered it in flush with the > ground, has no

[Aus-soaring] 2010 Easter Comp at Chinchilla

2010-02-16 Thread Brian Wade
Hi, Just a reminder that, after 1 March, the entry fee for the Easter Comp at Chinchilla increases by $50. So, if you are planning on joining us for the friendly Easter Comp, do your wallet a favour and get your entry on its way in the next couple of weeks. For those who plan to camp, I would

Re: [Aus-soaring] Insurance

2010-02-16 Thread Alan Payne
Forget the insurance , the chute might save your bloody life On Wed Feb 17 10:47 , Jarek Mosiejewski sent: Hi, A different scenario. Something being an instructor have bothered me a lot lately. It is a common practice in many clubs to fly without wearing parachutes, especially in two

Re: [Aus-soaring] Insurance

2010-02-16 Thread P Carey
This was a terrific eye opener and we should all take note that you can't be over insured. Thank you for your input (I assume that you are a legal person). Ciao PC -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net]

Re: [Aus-soaring] Insurance

2010-02-16 Thread Terry Neumann
Thank you Wombat for a well thought through and probably quite accurate picture of the possibilities.  It would appear that Joe is in heavy sink right over the biggest and deepest pond in the sewerage farm. One (very) faint hope is that he may be able to claim that the manufacturers of the p

Re: [Aus-soaring] Insurance

2010-02-16 Thread Jarek Mosiejewski
Hi, A different scenario. Something being an instructor have bothered me a lot lately. It is a common practice in many clubs to fly without wearing parachutes, especially in two seaters during the ab-initio training. Imagine a student or a student and an instructor have a mid-air collision or

Re: [Aus-soaring] Insurance

2010-02-16 Thread Mike Cleaver
At 09:43 16/02/2010, you wrote: - "P Carey" wrote: > Let me paint a scenario: > Joe, who is not an instructor or office bearer, just an ordinary > flying member takes out his glider, drives a peg into the ground > and tie the wingtip down. Joe grabs his glider > and takes off. Naturally, he

[Aus-soaring] published gliding accident report

2010-02-16 Thread ventus45
Some time back, there was discussion of publishing gliding accident reports. Stumbled over this whilst googling around. Interesting. http://www.fomento.es/NR/rdonlyres/EEC8E943-90E9-452A-A69A-287B2893E8A9/30852/2007_031_A_ENG1.pdf___ Aus-soaring mailing l

Re: [Aus-soaring] Soaring Australia

2010-02-16 Thread Robert Hart
Anne Elliott wrote: A reminder that articles for Soaring Australia should reach me at anne.ellio...@bigpond.com (note new address) by February 25 for the April edition. Thanks and regards, AnneE   Anne Are you going to publish the second half of my article on putting toge