from Hon Sec SAGA for general information of glider pilots.
>I wish to express my thanks for the representative of the majority of clubs at the meeting guided by the GFA Development Officer and held at Gawler by SAGA on behalf and for the benefit of its member clubs. > >I believe the Development Officer when he noted that what he is learning as a result of his first stop being South Australia, will be applicable to his coming travels to WA, Vic & possibly NSW. > >I believe that the delegates will be taking back to their clubs insights into:- >- who may be the best suited market for your club to pitch to >- what demands that places on your club in terms of facilities, fleet, personnel and presentation >- why other clubs may well have totally different resource and presentation needs to appeal to their principal markets >- how this may help you in not needing to serve people who may be better served by another clubs >- how between all clubs gliding as a whole can service everyone, with each club having strengths appealing to specific market segments. > >Your club committee should contemplate whether you wish to do further collaboration with the GFA Developmnent Officer as a selected club direct. As this may involve you adaptiung some of the things you do; it is expecxted that some clubs will say 'no, thank you, we are happy with what we are doing'. > >SAGA has asked the Development Officer that SAGA be treated as one of the bodies with whom he can do further exploration; notably on issues of resource sharing between clubs. from SA AIRTC >I found it very benificial and wished I had taken notes and also asked some >of my other senior club members to attend. >The issue of succession is one of great interest to our club and me in perticular. > We 3 senior people reach or have reached the retiring age >of 60 in a the next 18 months and although we may continue as civilian >instructors we are unable to directly supervise cadets. >We have one level 3 instructor who should be able to take over as CFI in July 2003 but we have no airworthyness person if the incumbent resigns or retires. -- Emilis Prelgauskas B.ARCH ARAIA [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
