someone can correct me but isnt it a valid rego number that counts in this case as that happens when it comes into the country, its easy to see in the GFA system if a form 2 has been ordered for any given rego/owner on a given year.
> On 1 Feb 2017, at 7:11 PM, Christopher McDonnell <wommamuku...@bigpond.com> > wrote: > > (and as others will point out, only about half of the gliders in Australia > are given an annual in any one year, so it all may be moot anyway). > > Gee that’s a worry Stephen. > > Chris > > From: steph...@internode.on.net > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 5:04 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] MEMBERSHIP AND A WORLD REVIEW > > > > > > From the aircraft register of 2013 > > 1220 gliders and motor gliders > > 950 privately owned > > 270 owned by clubs/cadets/societies etc. > > > > last year > > 1276 gliders and motor gliders (+4.6%, 56 actual) > > 981 privately owned (+3.3%, 31 actual) > > 295 owned by clubs/cadets/societies etc. (+9.3%, 25 actual) > > > > Only about 3 years difference, I'd be reluctant to say too much about trends, > have to go back and dig up a really old one. But private ownership (in > absolute terms) increasing more than club ownership (and as others will point > out, only about half of the gliders in Australia are given an annual in any > one year, so it all may be moot anyway). > > gliders on the register newer than 3 years old in 2016 - (64 total) > > 36 private > > 28 club > > Of those 64 new gliders 18 "pure" (mostly DG1000s, and 10 of them air > cadets), 46 with some sort of motor. That's a clue to the future right there. > > > > > > For pilot flying times, much more difficult to get a handle on. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." @lists.base64.com.au> > > To: > "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." > Cc: > > Sent: > Wed, 1 Feb 2017 14:36:35 +1100 > Subject: > Re: [Aus-soaring] MEMBERSHIP AND A WORLD REVIEW > > > to put a different spin on it, how about asking some different questions > > 1) how many gliders are there now? > > 2) how many are privately owned (percentage change)? > > 3) have the annual flown hours per pilot gone up or down? > > > > > > > > @johnroake.com>@lists.base64.com.au> > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
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