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Old June 10th 17, 07:49 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 2:43:07 PM UTC-4, Walt Connelly wrote:

I would think the same Tom but apparently the SSA is less concerned with
safety and more concerned with who is and who is not a member of the
club. But for that matter every club and commercial operation out there
still flying with Schweizer hooks and release handles not immediately
accessable by the tow pilot are not concerned with safety either.

Walt


So you weren't concerned with safety, either, until very recently?

best,
Evan Ludeman / T8
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Old June 11th 17, 05:21 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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There are treatments for PTSD that don't involve the FAA.

The odds of anything rational and positive coming from involving .GOV is really poor.
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Old June 11th 17, 01:56 PM
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There are treatments for PTSD that don't involve the FAA.

The odds of anything rational and positive coming from involving .GOV is really poor.
Please tell me what treatment is available to a dead tow pilot who tried to release a glider with a Schweizer hook and died as a result of a well documented flaw of that release?

Walt
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Old June 11th 17, 01:57 PM
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On Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 2:43:07 PM UTC-4, Walt Connelly wrote:

I would think the same Tom but apparently the SSA is less concerned with
safety and more concerned with who is and who is not a member of the
club. But for that matter every club and commercial operation out there
still flying with Schweizer hooks and release handles not immediately
accessable by the tow pilot are not concerned with safety either.

Walt


So you weren't concerned with safety, either, until very recently?

best,
Evan Ludeman / T8
Evan, I would say that your thought process needs some work.

Walt
 




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