Proposed 2005 Rules On SRA Site

I feel strongly ELT contest requirement will lead to the removal of glider
ELT exception. The exemption loss will cost us $2,000+ with transition to
406 MHz units.

It will be hard for the SSA to argue that ELTs are not essential for all
gliders when the SSA states they are essential for contest rescue efforts.

Why would anyone accept the argument that the whereabouts of a downed
contest pilot is more important then the whereabouts of a casual weekend
pilot.

Wayne


"Brian" wrote in message
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So let me think through the logic here for a minute.

1. We would like to promote contests and ideally get as many if not all
sailplanes and pilots participating. This has many good benefits by
promoting soaring, public image, and pilot profecency.

2. We want to require ELT's in (nearly) all gliders participating in
contests due to the additional safety they provide.

Does not 1+2 equal we would like nearly all gliders to have ELT's?

If this is such a saftey issue, Why don't we offer credit to all
gliders entered into an SSA Sanctioned Contest (reduced entry fee) for
a few years. Basically I am thinking that we offer a maximum of a $200
credit per glider entered spread out over a few years. In this way a
contestant can basically get their money back for installing an ELT.
Sure this would reduce the already limited income to the SSA but as has
been quoted here before "what is the price of safety?" especially when
someone else is paying for it.

Brian





wrote:
Would someone please tell me - without rancor and name calling - how
the rule requiring ELT's for all SSA events in 2006 came to be. If I
read the 2004 poll correctly, 58% of the respondents did not want
ELT's
required at all and only about 22% wanted them by 2006. If the polls
are not going to have a bearing in the rules then why do them?

Tom
Idaho
Ken Kochanski (KK) wrote:
http://sailplane-racing.org/

Ken Kochanski
SRA Secretary