Well said Owen - I couldn't agree more Brian
-- Brian Wade Personal Computer Concepts Uniform Time PO Box 114 INDOOROOPILLY QLD 4068 Ph: 07 3371 2944 Fax: 07 3870 4103 Win a fully furnished luxury Gold Coast waterfront home plus a Gold Coast Apartment and support Australian War Veterans. Total value - $1,105,000 http://www.rslartunion.com To be drawn on 19 December 2001 YOU HAVE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owen Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 12:25 PM Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Gliding Joke > Oh dear, such aggression and on Christmas Eve as well! > > The point is that there has NOT been a gliding club near Perth for many years > and that it closed down for very good reasons. > > The probability of a few pilots getting a gliding operation going near Perth in > our current regulatory environment are almost nil. And even if they did the > inevitable height restrictions would make the gliding activity pointless. > > If you used to drive from Perth to all these Clubs in 1977 you would now find > that it now takes more than twice as long to get out of Perth than it did in > your day. > > So the point is that you cannot include WA as one of your cosy areas where > pilots can fly for a day and nip home. WA is similar to Melbourne and Sydney > in relation to the time glider pilots need to dedicate to their flying > activity. > > How about for the New Year you drop the aggression to those whose views differ > from yours ie "What is your point if indeed you have one" and whilst you are > writing down your New Year resolutions could you possibly include one to reduce > the level of "GFA bashing" in your postings. Some of your postings are worth > reading but when they degenerate into GFA Bashing one tends to hit the Delete > button and not even get to some of the points that you are trying to make. > > Happy Christmas > > Owen R Jones > > > Mike Borgelt wrote: > > > At 10:13 PM 19/12/01 +0800, you wrote: > > >Mike > > > > > >Please leave Perth off your short list. > > > > > >There has not been a Club close to Perth for many years. > > > > > >My driving times, from the southern suburbs in Perth, sitting on the speed > > limit > > >in cruise control, are: > > > > > >Beverley 1 hour 45 minutes > > >Narrogin 2 hours 00 minutes > > >Cunderdin (GCWA) 2 hours 15 minutes > > > > > >Owen R Jones > > > > > > > Is there some point to your post? > > > > Here's what I wrote: > > > > There used to be a gliding operation near Perth and > > there's no reason why a few private pilots should not do that again. > > > > What is your point if indeed you have one?? > > > > Having driven from Perth to all of these clubs more times than I can > > remember from late 1966 to late 1977 and a few times since I'm well aware > > of how long it takes. > > > > Mike Borgelt > > > > Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments > > ABN 75532924542 > > Box 7474 Toowoomba M.C. > > Queensland 4352 > > Australia > > > > Tel 0746 355 784 > > mob 0428 355 784 > > 0429 355 784 > > fax 0746 358 796 > > > > International > > phone: int'l+ 61 7 46 355 784 > > Cellphone:int'l +61 4 28 355 784 > > int'l +61 4 29 355 784 > > fax : int'l+ 61 7 46 358 796 > > > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > website:www.ozemail.com.au/~mborgelt > > > > -- > > * 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. > > > -- > * 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. > > -- * 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.
