SAFA Skysailor Magazine

17 July | August 2022 SKY SAILOR Renew your membership prior to this date to benefit from the previous membership year discounted fee level. Your total membership fees also contain a Regional Development Levy, determined by the committee of the region of your residence. The regional levies may support; local sports development, site rent or leases, access permits, licences, sites maintenance, aviation events attendance, weather stations, fly-ins, competitions, launches, stile, windsocks, swing and flings, ramps, and a host of other things. To find out more, and how to access this for sports projects, see your Regional Association’s website and contact your committee. Renewal protects our future In August, and prior to 1 September, to get the discounted fee, you can renew your membership by going to the SAFA website and logging into your account. Please log in any time to update your contact details. Do you have questions or suggestions to improve our sports? You may use the ‘Feedback’ button in the members area, or contact: • • your local club, • • your Regional Association, • • your Regional Affiliated Director, • • SAFA staff, or • • a member of the Board Human Factors Air (the environment) -Man (I’m safe) -Ship (the aircraft) I’M SAFE Illness? Do I have an illness or any symptoms of an illness or disorder? Medication and other drugs? Have I been taking or mixing prescription, over-the-counter or recreational drugs? Stress? Am I under psychological pressure from my job or personal circumstances? Am I worried about financial matters, health problems or family matter? Alcohol? Have I been consuming alcohol within the previous eight hours? Is my blood alcohol level less than 0.02? Would my average alcohol consumption be greater than ‘very low risk’? Fatigue? Am I tired or inadequately rested? Eating and Drinking? Am I adequately nourished and hydrated?