On 31/01/2017 1:30 PM, Mark Fisher wrote:
Yep. As sad as it might seem, things will have to change.
Of course club committees will cry foul and suggest that implementing this
will mean the demise of the club.
I think he GFA should look at supporting a flagship club or two to trial
this. By support I mean fund any loss if it doesn't work.
I would think a couple of clubs with different profiles might work as a
trial to learn about the efficacy of the idea.
E.G One club with > 100 members, and another with <30
We might actually learn something.
Or a club could even offer two training schemes.
1. Is the sit around all day and take what you can get (Free)
2. Is the fully commercial model
Explain the reality and timeframe to learn. See what people opt for????
At least the Narromine club is doing this (commercial midweek, club
weekends), as well as the Sydney motor flight group. SMFG is a good
apples to (custard?) apples comparison, because on the same airfield
there is a club (Southern Cross) and another sorta club (Sydney
Gliding). SMFG use a Dimona, so really only needs the instructor and
student, SCGC of course are aerotow and all voluntary. Size of the two
is very different but most students are still heading to the club-based
environment rather than a turn-up-and-fly (note they are specifically
staying away from saying they are a commercial operation). Also of note
is that SCGC used to have a commercial training arm (that's how I learnt
to glide) but gave it away as uneconomic, even when based right next to
Australia's larges population centre.
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