From the Pesident
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From the GFA
From The Executive Officer
Membership fees Membership fees are now being paid once again. The…
Safety - Blue on blue
When you’ve been involved in an activity like gliding for a long…
S2F - The War on Churn – Standardise, Modernise,…
This article was prompted by a recent conversation with a club…
Operations - Regulatory Structure
The GFA Operations Team is frequently contacted by members seeking…
Safety – Threat and Error Management Part 2
In the last issue, I introduced Threat and Error Management (TEM) as…
Airworthiness - The Benefits of Being Well…
It is well known that people who are well connected in society end up…
Occurrences & Incidents August - October 2020
Occurrences & Incidents August - October 2020 All clubs and GFA…
FAI Gliding Badges
FAI Gliding Badges Badges issued to 30 November 2020 Beryl HartleyFAI…
GFA Previous Issues
August 30, 2020
GFA
SF2 Survey Results
SF2 Survey Results SF2 Chair Mandy Temple and the SF2 committee ran an online survey over the last three months on the level of control Australia’s gliding clubs feel is appropriate for GFA to exert on their activities. In particular they sought opinions on…
August 19, 2020
GFA
Soaring to the Future is Three Years Old
Soaring to the Future is Three Years Old As we move into the AGM season, it's time to reflect on what Soaring to the Future has achieved in the past three years. At the GFA AGM in 2017, Soaring to the Future, or S2F as it is now known, was launched. It…
August 01, 2020
Occurrences
Occurrences & Incidents March - July…
Occurrences & Incidents March - July 2020 All clubs and GFA members are urged to report all occurrences and incidents promptly, as and when they occur, using the GFA’s occurrence reporting portal at glidingaustralia.org/Log-In/log-in-soar.html. This is always…
May 23, 2020
GFA
IGC and Badges
IGC and Badges Have you ever wondered how the system works behind the gliding badges issued by the FAI? A recent presentation by Australia's new IGC delegate Mandy Temple gives an overview of the roles of the various organisations involved in the sport of…
May 21, 2020
Operations
Explaining Insurance
Explaining Insurance By Dave Shorter - Treasurer Reading the details of an insurance policy is just about as exciting as delving into a dictionary – a pretty ordinary story line, not recommended bedtime reading. But like a dictionary, it’s occasionally…