It would be interesting to get a cross-section of us "committed" glider pilots & find out just what drew them to gliding .. my own story isn't that different to Michael's .. always loved flying but knew absolutely nothing about gliding until I met someone who already did it. Hooked ever since! Does anyone have a different story about some other aspect that drew them into gliding? Do we need to do a formal survey of the current membership perhaps? Re: DVD - maybe we could distribute it to members to show "prospects" when they detect any interest? I agree with previous comments re: 30 second max attention span, storyboards etc .. still not convinced we can't do this ourselves though! I might have to make an effort to learn more about the editing process & give it a shot myself.
--- Michael Texler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree. > > Fellow glider pilots can watch gliding and flying > videos all day, although > admittedly it can be like watching paint dry. > > Whenever I have shown non flying people people > gliding or power flying > flicks, their eyes glaze over and they wonder when > it will stop (much like > taking on AEF up on a hot bumpy day). > > Simon's precis is a good start. > > My experience is that there are a small percentage > of people in the general > populace who wish to fly and will actively seek out > ways of learning how to > aviate. I actively sought out to learn how to fly > and was keen to learn > powered flight from a young age (until I learned of > the cost). I was made > aware of the Adelaide Uni Club via my Dad who knew a > work colleague who was > a tow-pilot at Waikerie. I had the impression that > glider flights would be > like glorified paper planes (i.e. only airborne for > a few minutes). > Nevertheless, glider flight was better than no > flying at all. I was hooked > from day one and haven't been able to shut up about > it since (that was > 1987). > > Trying to capture Joe public seems a much different > and inefficient > exercise. Most AEFs that I have flown have been > either Birthday Gifts or > friends/family of current glider pilots. It is rare > where you have Joe > public stopping by the airfield asking to go for a > flight and even rarer > that such people become members. > > If I describe a typical summer's gliding day (hot, > dusty and long) or winter > (wet, muddy, cold and long) most people find this a > turn off (I don't blame > them). > > For me, gliding is so much fun that I am willing to > put up with the less > glamorous aspects of the day. > > My daily rave, > > Michael T. > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
