PG licence suspension (SAFA email sans right of reply)
17 Apr 20
Kurt,
The only documents that pertain to this are the SAFA Operations Manual and the CASA CAO 95.8
Suffice to say, you appear to be ignorant of various sections of the current Op's Manual.
I suggest you reacquaint yourself with the document. In particular "Pilot Responsibilities"
and the "Privileges and Limitations" section under each certification.
Further to the above, I suggest you also reacquaint yourself with the "SAFA Pilot Code Of Conduct".
Any breach of the Operations Manual by ANY pilot irrespective of club membership, nullifies insurance coverage of the pilot.
The insurer will not respond to any claim where an Operations Manual beach has occurred.
You have failed to establish any grounds for defence to the breach committed and quite simply there is no defence to it.
The manner in which the flight was conducted is irrelevant.
You have breached a directive from the committee of the managing club, a committee of which you were a part and well aware of the determination.
CASA and I will not be entertaining your irrelevant quibbling any further.
Your suspension stands. Any breach of the suspension and CASA will initiate criminal charges.
(COO, SAFA).