I don't see the issue. if there was a fee attached, I could see a problem,
but why don't you just
take the test and move on..... If I compare the burden of having to take a
driving test
to the payoff of getting to fly at a site that has thermals that suck
trailers off the ground
and waves you can see the curvature of the earth from.... Its a no brainer
to me......
Please remember that some of us call 400 ft/min outstanding soaring......

Have a great day

Scott



Scott.....Scott, Scott, (shaking head, tears welling, hands wringing)

The issue partly is that a fee will, one day, be attached.
No brainer there, captive earner them wealthy pilot types, start at maybe $30 and increase anually.
Another issue is our right to do perfectly safe things on public land just because there is nothing the hell wrong with it.

Fight these faceless, beige beauracrats for all you are worth, Mr Bumper, it is they who attack the very moral fibre of us free-loading flyers, thermal thieves of the world.

Ask of anything similar.....

who benefits?

If the answer is no-one then you are being mis-lead

I bet there is an insurance company behind it, find out who, why and with what precendence.

Try also hitting these worthless beige fools with some statistics, they love that.
How many incidents have happened recently to cause this licencing? (you had better know before asking)
How many incidents is it expected to decrease the proported problem by? (do some estimation yourself)
How much will it affect operations, thus customers? (your answer will be "to reduce operations, patronage, thus dollars into the area)
What is the worst possible outcome if the plan goes forward, and what will it do to the area of Minden in general? ( answer should = bad)



Then you might fall back on the "danger if persons cant legally access the field in an emergency" road.

Good luck

bagger