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
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> 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)
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> 
> 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.
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> For pilot flying times, much more difficult to get a handle on.
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> 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?
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