Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON wrote:
*Do you think that Form 2 inspections on your aircraft are a silly time
consuming exercise?*
*I hope you have all said no.*
*The same analogy should also apply to the pilot.*
Y'know, it's interesting -- We all do annual inspections on gliders
because we need
If people want to have annual medicals as
they advance in age or for any other reason, I think that makes sense but it’s
entirely up to the individual. I wouldn’t like to see this become a mandatory
requirement for all glider pilots because it will increase the cost and
regulatory burden o
Patrick Barfield wrote:
(This is a guess since I havent visited a doctor for many
years)
(Somebody arguing vociferously against medicals but with
nothing to hide since I have a Class 2 medical)
Does
not add up Patrick.
PeterS
- Original Message -
From:
Patrick
Barfi
: [Aus-soaring] Medical
examination for gliding
To quote Patrick Barfield
"Somebody else just made the point
that having an incapacitating medical event could be just as fatal while
driving a car as flying a glider. Anecdotally you hear of fatal car accidents
caused by drivers suffering
Patrick Barfield said:
"If he has any of these conditions, he cant fly solo without a medical
exam from a GP or DAME."
Thanks for sharing my interpretation re the GP bit on the
GFA form Patrick and I also agree with the rest of your views.
However it would be nice if we OFTTH's could us
To
quote Patrick Barfield
"Somebody else just made the point that having
an incapacitating medical event could be just as fatal while driving a car as
flying a glider. Anecdotally you hear of fatal car accidents caused by drivers
suffering heart attacks etc but I don’t see the public or r
