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Old March 8th 20, 06:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Phil Plane
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Default Trouble in Paradise (Omarama)

On Sunday, 8 March 2020 23:18:08 UTC+13, son_of_flubber wrote:
On Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 10:03:21 PM UTC+13, Stephen Szikora wrote:
...their operation is going to be held to a higher standard since it is considered a commercial operation rather than a gliding club. Adventure aviation is a special category of commercial operators and covers ballooning, hang gliding, parachuting and microlight commercial operations.


Any chance that Omarama instructors will be required to hold Medical Certificates, and if so, what class of Medical Certificate?


The existing license for commercial gliding requires a Class 1 medical, just like an airline pilot.

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Philip Plane