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At 18:48 19 March 2006, Mike Schumann wrote:
Is a medical required in Europe for flying gliders (it's not in the US). Yes, even in the UK. Only came in fairly recently though. We used to be able to self-certify for solo flying, but not for instructing. Now we either need a JAA medical, or a counter signature from one's own doctor as per the NPPL scheme. Derek Copeland |
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In article , Asbjorn Hojmark wrote:
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:46:29 GMT, "Mike Schumann" wrote: Is a medical required in Europe for flying gliders (it's not in the US). Yes. NO in Switzrerland and I hope it remains so. You see Europe is not just one country! |
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W.J. (Bill) Dean (U.K.). Remove "ic" to reply. "nyffeler" wrote in message ... In article , Asbjorn Hojmark wrote: On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:46:29 GMT, "Mike Schumann" wrote: Is a medical required in Europe for flying gliders (it's not in the US). Yes. NO in Switzerland and I hope it remains so. You see Europe is not just one country! And long may it remain so! |
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Switzerland is not part of the EU, as 77.3% of its
population sensibly voted not to join in a referendum held in 2001. And that was before EASA was set up! Maybe it will become the only European country where one can actually fly gliders before too long. Do they accept BGA gliding certificates and UK NPPL medicals? If they do, I shall be going there for my holidays. Derek Copeland At 15:54 20 March 2006, Nyffeler wrote: In article , Asbjorn Hojmark wrote: On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:46:29 GMT, 'Mike Schumann' wrote: Is a medical required in Europe for flying gliders (it's not in the US). Yes. NO in Switzrerland and I hope it remains so. You see Europe is not just one country! |
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Derek Copeland wrote:
Switzerland is not part of the EU, as 77.3% of its population sensibly voted not to join in a referendum held in 2001. And that was before EASA was set up! Do you really believe that 77.3% of the population cares the least bit about EASA? Or does even know what it is? Maybe it will become the only European country where one can actually fly gliders before too long. Bull****. Do they accept BGA gliding certificates and UK NPPL medicals? Yes. The regulation used to be on the FOCA internet page http://www.aviation.admin.ch/ , but it seems that is has been removed. Give them a call or write them an e-mail, they are usually very friendly and happy to help. (As long as you're not writing such bull**** as above...) Stefan |
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Chris Reed wrote:
In the UK there is no licence. Turn up at a gliding club (locations via www.gliding.co.uk), show your licence and log book, take whatever check rides the instructor of the day requires, and then fly whatever he/she is happy with you flying. It's sensible to telephone in advance to discover local peculiarities - for example, I believe that the Midland Gliding Club (Long Mynd) is winch only during weekdays, so you might only be able to fly dual if your previous experience is aeerotow only. Small clubs might have one or more aircraft out of service, which could mean little chance of flying that day, etc. So the answer, if in doubt, is to go to a big UK club, one that operates 365 days per year and has aero-tows as well as wire launches. Ring them up first to see what deals are on offer for non-members. Bring your gliding logbook and any pilot licences with you. The largest UK gliding organisation is Lasham Gliding Society (a consortium of several clubs and many private owners) between London and Southampton, but others include the historic London Gliding Club at Dunstable Downs, Husbands Bosworth in the Midlands and the Bristol Club at Nympsfield. In the North, the Yorkshire club at Sutton Bank and in Scotland the Scottish Gliding Union at Portmoak. Apologies to any large organisations that I have left out! The BGA web site has all the details, see www.gliding.co.uk Ian Strachan Lasham Gliding Centre Hampshire, UK |
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