Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Site/accident

2012-04-27 Thread Terry Neumann
I have had concerns with the GFA being involved in investigations, it being both a regulator/standard setter and a quasi fraternal association. Conflict of interest? Position to protect? That is why I asked. For myself I would hope that the tenor of any involvement by the GFA would be

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Site/accident

2012-04-27 Thread Mike Durrant
Well said, much better than I could of. Best Regards, Mike Durrant VH-FQF/OD On 27/04/2012, at 6:27 PM, Terry Neumann tfneum...@internode.on.net wrote: I have had concerns with the GFA being involved in investigations, it being both a regulator/standard setter and a quasi fraternal

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Site/accident

2012-04-27 Thread gstevo10
Terry, Very well said. There is little else that needs saying here, other than there seems to be a certain degree of paranoia apparent in the comments you have gathered together and so nicely laid out below. I had intended to totally ignore them when they first appeared, but let me now make

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Site/accident

2012-04-27 Thread Christopher Mc Donnell
I have to agree with a lot of your comments Terry, but the law will not differentiate from or favour 'the volunteer sector' or any other. Nemo iudex in causa sua The rule is very strictly applied to any appearance of a possible bias, even if there is actually none: Justice must not only be

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Site/accident

2012-04-27 Thread Ian Mc Phee
Thank you Terry On another side topic I notice Brad Edwards and Bruce Taylor are flying new model JS1s in the worlds in USA and are flying them in Open Class!!! I wonder what the improvements are - unfortunately I am not in the loop! Both have flown other gliders recently so it is a very

Re: [Aus-soaring] Caertification

2012-04-27 Thread Mike Borgelt
Maybe you should have looked at the Jonker site re certification before going in to print. EASA won't accept their South African certification unless they do it again from scratch with EASA observers. Alternatively EASA will accept this if South Africa and Europe come to an agreement at a

Re: [Aus-soaring] New Jonker glider for Uvalde

2012-04-27 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 08:14 PM 27/04/2012, you wrote: On another side topic I notice Brad Edwards and Bruce Taylor are flying new model JS1s in the worlds in USA and are flying them in Open Class!!! I wonder what the improvements are - unfortunately I am not in the loop! Both have flown other gliders recently

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Site/accident

2012-04-27 Thread tom claffey
Bernard, As a Scheicher owner and customer of yours I must comment on the JS1. Although I agree they may have borrowed some design points, the wing and some of the glider is original. They perform well and seem to be finely built. From what I have heard about certification they have done it all

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Site/accident

2012-04-27 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 09:14 AM 28/04/2012, you wrote: Bernard, As a Scheicher owner and customer of yours I must comment on the JS1. Although I agree they may have borrowed some design points, the wing and some of the glider is original. They perform well and seem to be finely built. From what I have heard

[Aus-soaring] GFA Site/accident

2012-04-27 Thread Michael Zupanc
I have to agree with a lot of your comments Terry, but the law will not differentiate from or favour 'the volunteer sector' or any other. Nemo iudex in causa sua The rule is very strictly applied to any appearance of a possible bias, even if there is actually none: Justice must not only