Standardising Pilot Licensing/Instructing and Safety issues

[johnhamish]

GLIDING INTERNATIONAL - JANUARY ISSUE - TO BE MAILED DECEMBER 22.

GLIDER PILOT LICENSING

The European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) recently released a 650
page report on pilot licensing and instructing standards. A large
portion of the report relates to glider pilot licensing.

As 27 gliding nations in Europe will be required to adopt their
proposals, the adoption is very likely to have a world wide effect in
standardising Glider Pilot licensing, something that is long overdue
as pilot recognition between nations is a very fragmented affair.

“Gliding International” has just completed a research paper on the
EASA proposals and their recommendation for standardising instructor
ratings and training. They are reporting on the issues in depth in
their next issue.

Those concerned about instructing standards/licensing/first solo ages
and gliding safety should make a point of reading the research paper.

New subscribers should register via our web site at www.glidinginternational.com

JOHN ROAKE
EDITOR

[T8]

On Dec 4, 7:02*pm, johnhamish > wrote:
> GLIDING INTERNATIONAL - JANUARY ISSUE *- TO BE MAILED DECEMBER 22.
>
> GLIDER PILOT LICENSING
>
> The European Aviation Safety Authority *(EASA) recently released a 650
> page report on pilot licensing and instructing standards. *A large
> portion of the report relates to glider pilot licensing.
>
> As *27 gliding nations in Europe will be required to adopt their
> proposals, the adoption is very likely to have a world wide effect in
> standardising *Glider Pilot licensing, something that is long overdue
> as pilot recognition between nations is a very fragmented affair.
>
> “Gliding International” has just completed a research paper on the
> EASA proposals and their recommendation for standardising instructor
> ratings and training. They are reporting on the issues in depth in
> their next issue.
>
> Those concerned about instructing standards/licensing/first solo ages
> and gliding safety should make a point of reading the research paper.
>
> New subscribers should register via our web site atwww.glidinginternational.com
>
> JOHN ROAKE
> EDITOR

You forgot to say "Resistance is useless!"

-T8

[L33]

> You forgot to say "Resistance is useless!"

Also missing was the obvious connection to global warming. This needs
to be contolled if we're going to save the ice caps!

[sisu1a]

> You forgot to say "Resistance is useless!"
>
> -T8

Not to be pedantic (pfft yeah right ;), but I think you meant:
"Resistance is futile!"

-Paul

[cernauta]

On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:02:29 -0800 (PST), johnhamish
> wrote:

>
>GLIDING INTERNATIONAL - JANUARY ISSUE - TO BE MAILED DECEMBER 22.
>
>GLIDER PILOT LICENSING
>
>The European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) recently released a 650
>page report on pilot licensing and instructing standards. A large
>portion of the report relates to glider pilot licensing.


It should be noted that the EASA is not going to interfere in each
nation's different legislative set, related to the existing glider
pilot's licences. The positions are so different and far away, that a
common rule could not be written.

What the EASA is going to promote, with a European set of rules, is a
new licence ("Light" or "Leisure" private pilot licence). New shools
will be approved, new instructors, and the pupil will receive a
European LPL-G licence.

For some EU countries, this might not be necessary or convenient. For
many others, it may prove to be a welcome change. For Italy, in
particular, almost every aspect of training will probably be simpler
and more affordable.

How each national authority will, should, could, may respond to the
existence of a new European way to the pilot's licences, is unknown
and remains to be seen. Will the Italian ENAC drastically reduce the
original requirements in order to maintain its "clients" (the schools
and pupils)? I strongly doubt.


Aldo Cernezzi

[stephanevdv]

On 5 déc, 16:04, cernauta > wrote:

> It should be noted that the EASA is not going to interfere in each
> nation's different legislative set, related to the existing glider
> pilot's licences. The positions are so different and far away, that a
> common rule could not be written.

Where did you get that information? The provisional rule has been
written written in NPA 2008-17a-b-c. As far as I know, and unless EASA
decided in the mean time to change completely the system as it is
described in the NPA 2008-17a-b-c, which seems unlikely, there should
indeed be a single European gliding license (Private Pilot License
(Sailplane)) replacing the former national licenses and requiring an
ICAO class 2 medical (thus being ICAO compatible and internationally
usable), AND a Leisure Pilot License (Sailplane) with a less stringent
medical (how much "less" still being under discussion) but limited to
flying in European Union countries.

We are waiting for the comment response document to know whatever
changes EASA has decided to implement as a result of the public
consultation of NPA 2008-17a-b-c.

Neither the EASA nor the EGU website allude to recent evolutions in
the rulemaking process...