silly man, try and be nice
> On 30 Jan 2017, at 6:16 PM, Mike Borgelt <[email protected]> wrote: > > No point in advertising a product that is a turkey. > Gliding can be attractive. > Gliding in the current GFA system is unattractive to many including those who > currently fly other types of aircraft. > All you will do if you advertise the current product is increase the already > large churn at the expense of club members in both time and money. > The ones who aren't currently flying gliders constitute a large invisible body > of pilots and there is a lot of gliding NOT being done by them. > Unfortunately the GFA is full of "jacks" as has been illustrated here. > > Mike > >> On 30 Jan 2017, at 2:58 PM, Anthony Smith <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> For what it’s worth: An idea that has been lurking in the back of my mind >> for a while now (it probably isn’t new) is this: >> >> A gliding club approaches the local high school and enquires whether they >> have a ‘media studies’ course in years 10 or 11. >> >> If they do, is the course looking for a media project? Pitch the idea to >> the school that the club is looking for a 25 min promotional video to be put >> together by the class. >> >> Give the class plenty of latitude as to how to promote the club. Remember >> the target audience is their peer group. >> >> Do whatever it takes to get the class out to the airfield (during the week >> and during school hours or immediately after school hours) during the year. >> Initially orientation and safety, planning and scripting and then recording >> etc. >> >> Publish the finished product on YouTube and approach the local community tv >> station to broadcast it (they are normally begging for local content). >> >> Repeat the above every two (?) years with variations on a theme: What is it >> like to learn to fly a glider (aka’ Lucy learns to fly’), Provide a >> documentary on the club’s annual regatta (the regatta would need to be >> scheduled to fit in with the school year) etc etc >> >> It is a win – win situation if the school allows the project, with the real >> aim of exposing a bunch of 15 year olds to gliding. Plus you may get a >> reasonable promotional video at the end of it. A video made by high school >> students for high school students. >> >> Admittedly some clubs might not be close enough to a local high school and >> the school system is likely to put a few hurdles in the way. It may also >> cost a bit of money depending on the schools resources / equipment. >> >> But it is certainly something positive that can be achieved at a club level >> that may result in gaining some younger members. >> >> >> >> Anthony >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
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