Amen to that Mike. Not only reduce fees, but put the r4evenue towards new gliders. As it is at the moment, we bust our guts, and the GFA makes more margin on the flight than we do. Patently unfair and unreasonable
If you need to reduce your overheads Robert, move somewhere cheaper and get rid of staff, like any other business facing challenges. The levy was always described as 'insurance' by Roger Woods. It's good to see a board member finally come clean. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Wednesday, 15 October 2008 7:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Gets a Bagging on Pprune At 05:44 PM 15/10/2008, you wrote: >Derek Ruddock wrote: >>The improvement I would like to see is an end to slugging clubs for >>$20 every time they took an interested member of the public for a >>flight. This thinly disguised revenue raising is an abomination for >>all clubs, regardless of size. >OK - I am on the GFA Board as GQ rep and I supported this measure. >There is a very simple logic to the decision, which clearly has not >made it back to your club. > >There is insufficient income being generated by our (unfortunately) >shrinking membership to allow for the running of the organisation. >There are two ways of raising the revenue needed - raise membership >fees or find a way for people outside the organisation to make a contribution. > >Raising the AEF fees makes those outside the GFA contribute more to >its running. Do you really want your membership fees to rise >significantly instead? > This is a worry. You guys really didn't think this through did you? If the GFA didn't take the $20 the club could keep it and so keep its membership fees lower. To the club and GFA member the outcome is revenue neutral. >"There is insufficient income being generated by our (unfortunately) >shrinking membership to allow for the running of the organisation." In the real world a business which can't raise enough money from its products and services at prices the customers are willing to pay, ceases trading. Now there's a suggestion for the GFA board - go out of business. Maybe you should propose a motion to that effect at the next board meeting? CASA won't care. Gliding won't stop. In fact at the local club you'd never even notice except that all the money the club raised would stay there instead of being wasted. Or it might be wasted but at least the club would be wasting it themselves and the committee would be likely to be replaced by the members at the next election. There's nothing unfortunate about the shrinking membership. It is clearly the outcome of deliberate policy to defend a long out of date business model. Mike Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 Int'l + 61 429 355784 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.borgeltinstruments.com _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1724 - Release Date: 14/10/2008 2:02 AM _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
