Thats very sad,

in Germany - who really nothing is unregulated - flying gliders is
allowed for 14 year olds and I know nothing about cases where this was a
problem. If the flight instructor thinks his student is mature enough,
why not?

By the way in Germany you must be 18 to get a driver license! So the
claim "If a person is not old enough to drive a motor vehicle they
should not be old enough to operate an aircraft." doesn't count.

I'm sure if driving school education is as good as as flight training,
some young people would also be good drivers with 14. Especially if
traffic on the streets would the same as in the sky.

So please fight for the young gliding enthusiasts.



Andreas




Vaughn Simon schrieb:
Our friends in New York are up to no good again:

http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A03424

http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsite.../070223ny.html


Vaughn