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Becoming an Official Observer
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What does it take to became a IGC's Official Observer in your country? Are any courses, trainings, exams organised? Are there any documents regulating this? Thanks for all replies. -- Wojtu¶.net |
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Becoming an Official Observer
On Mar 15, 1:50*pm, Wojciech Scigala wrote:
Hello! What does it take to became a IGC's Official Observer in your country? Are any courses, trainings, exams organised? Are there any documents regulating this? Thanks for all replies. -- Wojtu¶.net For the US, this is from the SSA website: "Who is an Official Observer? An Official Observer is a member of the SSA, holds at least an SSA B Badge, and has a working knowledge of the FAI Sporting Code as it pertains to Gliders." |
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On Mar 15, 11:50*am, Wojciech Scigala wrote:
Hello! What does it take to became a IGC's Official Observer in your country? Are any courses, trainings, exams organised? Are there any documents regulating this? Thanks for all replies. -- Wojtu¶.net Your local NAC may have some formal requirement. It is not clear what country you are in. Why do you care about other countries? In the USA the SSA requirments for an OO are listen on the SSA web site and are "In the United States, the SSA has established the following requirements for a person to act as an Official Observer (OO) for any FAI Badge or Record flight or SSA State Record or Awards flight: 1. Must hold at least an SSA B Badge or higher SSA Badge (C or Bronze Badge), or a leg of an FAI Badge (e.g., Silver Altitude) or completed FAI Silver, Gold or Diamond Badge. 2. Must have a working knowledge of the FAI Sporting Code as it pertains to gliders (Section 3) including Annex C which is a guide to the Code. 3. Must be an SSA Member. 4. An Airport Manager may also act as an Official Observer." The SSA B etc. badge requirements are a pretty low/trival barrier to pass. The most important requirement is to understand the FAI Sporting Code, mostly Section 3, and Annex C, and the Flight Recorder approval document for the recorder in use (if any). In the USA the SSA requirements for being an OO are listed on the SSA web site I would hazard a guess that the next issue beside understanding the rules is one of pilot and OO preparation (i.e. both having discussed plans and requirements before standing in front of the glider about to launch). The OO should have an attitude of while helping the pilot clarify things that the pilot really needs to prove to the OO that they met the record or badge requirements. I suspect some OO's see their jobs as merely being a witness and shuffling paper. I get frustrated when I see or hear about thinks like an OO not even bothering to open a flight recorder IGC file to inspect a flight trace or validate the security seal before shuffling that off the some poor NAC official just to waste their time. Darryl |
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Becoming an Official Observer
On Mar 15, 1:30*pm, Darryl Ramm wrote:
On Mar 15, 11:50*am, Wojciech Scigala wrote: Hello! What does it take to became a IGC's Official Observer in your country? Are any courses, trainings, exams organised? Are there any documents regulating this? Thanks for all replies. -- Wojtu¶.net Your local NAC may have some formal requirement. It is not clear what country you are in. Why do you care about other countries? In the USA the SSA requirments for an OO are listen on the SSA web site and are "In the United States, the SSA has established the following requirements for a person to act as an Official Observer (OO) for any FAI Badge or Record flight or SSA State Record or Awards flight: * *1. Must hold at least an SSA B Badge or higher SSA Badge (C or Bronze Badge), or a leg of an FAI Badge (e.g., Silver Altitude) or completed FAI Silver, Gold or Diamond Badge. * *2. Must have a working knowledge of the FAI Sporting Code as it pertains to gliders (Section 3) including Annex C which is a guide to the Code. * *3. Must be an SSA Member. * *4. An Airport Manager may also act as an Official Observer." The SSA B etc. badge requirements are a pretty low/trival barrier to pass. The most important requirement is to understand the FAI Sporting Code, mostly Section 3, and Annex C, and the Flight Recorder approval document for the recorder in use (if any). In the USA the SSA requirements for being an OO are listed on the SSA web site I would hazard a guess that the next issue beside understanding the rules is one of pilot and OO preparation (i.e. both having discussed plans and requirements before standing in front of the glider about to launch). The OO should have an attitude of while helping the pilot clarify things that the pilot really needs to prove to the OO that they met the record or badge requirements. I suspect some OO's see their jobs as merely being a witness and shuffling paper. I get frustrated when I see or hear about thinks like an OO not even bothering to open a flight recorder IGC file to inspect a flight trace or validate the security seal before shuffling that off the some poor NAC official just to waste their time. Darryl I've heard the FAI/IGC is considering raising the bar a bit on vetting OO's for world records. Frank Whiteley |
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Becoming an Official Observer
On Mar 15, 2:50*pm, Wojciech Scigala wrote:
Hello! What does it take to became a IGC's Official Observer in your country? Are any courses, trainings, exams organised? Are there any documents regulating this? Thanks for all replies. -- Wojtu¶.net In Canada: Applicants shall be holders of a Silver badge, or be a current Soaring Associaton of Canada instructor, or have been continuously active with soaring activities for the past three years. All OO appointments are for a term of three years, after which the OO must be re-validated by the club Senior OO (or CFI if no SOO) to stay on the active OO list. AND Is in possession of, or have ready access to, the current FAI Sporting Code for gliders and its Annex C - the OO and Pilot Guide AND Certify that he/she is familiar with the duties and responsibilities of an Official Observer and agrees to stay current with future changes to related publications and SAC policy. AND The applicant is recommended for appointment as an Official Observer: (signed by any two club officers, including CFIs and OOs ). There is an up-to-date quiz on the national website at: http://www.sac.ca/index.php?option=c... 65&Itemid=79 to keep yourself current. DD |
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