On Sat, 07 Mar 2020 11:50:28 -0800, Duster wrote:


The Part 115 proposal was issued in 2011. "Objectives: The primary
policy objective for government action is to enhance further
improvements to aviation safety and to provide a reasonable level of
safety assurance to passengers engaging in commercial adventure aviation
activities. This can be achieved by requiring commercial adventure
aviation operators to manage risk-based safety systems, processes and
procedures with an appropriate level of monitoring and regulatory
oversight by the CAA." Existing operators will be given time to apply
(18mo in the case of glider ops), while new operators in the category
must have all docs completed/approved at the time of application.

That sounds quite open-ended. I can understand outfits like Glide Omarama
being affected by it, but does this impact gliding clubs and the trial
flights they provide?

And, out of curiosity, what other sports does it affect? Gokarting,
motorbike racing, point-to-point horse riding and hang gliding, to name
but a few, come to mind.


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