OK Mike we'll have to agree to disagree. You can't ignore the bigger picture - so many times the cry of 'you're making excuses' is the only retort. Doesn't seem very constructive to me.
I haven't got time to address all your issues with the GFA Mike! Take it easy & cheers, Richard --- On Fri, 24/4/09, Mike Borgelt <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Mike Borgelt <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Board members: TERM OF OFFICE - proposed > change to 8 years service limit from 5 years > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." > <[email protected]> > Received: Friday, 24 April, 2009, 6:43 AM > At 07:29 PM 23/04/2009, you wrote: > > "The current mob have halved the membership numbers > while the population of Australia has gone up by 25%" > > > > Doesn't this part of the rant totally ignore every > other possible factor? A clear worldwide decline due to > increased competition for leisure time & decreased > tolerance of the time/effort commitment both immediately > spring to mind. I guess they are just convenient excuses? If > so it must be the GFA - I just didn't realise "the current > mob" ran giding in nearly every other country too! > > > > It's going to be a long winter ... > > > > Richard > > Apparently they do but their results aren't quite a bad as > ours: > > Heard from a couple of German glider pilots at > Tocumwal about 5 years ago after a little discussion > of the problem: "The current mob in Germany would rather > drive gliding into the ground than let go control." > > One of them had started running a commercial soaring > operation in Canada not long before, the other was the > business manager of a major glider manufacturer. > > Keep making excuses Richard. How about addressing the other > issues I raised? > > I was in WA recently and was told at one club that "if > people aren't prepared to drive 3 hours each way they aren't > dedicated enough to go gliding." Makes a mockery of attempts > to provide cheaper to run towplanes to make training > cheaper. > > I'm sure the sport will get plenty of recruits who'll stay > with that attitude. What was the turnover again? 40% of the > membership each year I read on this group. > > Only 8 year terms! What pikers. How about selecting the GFA > Pope for life? Then the College of Cardinals can select a > new one when the old one dies. > > > 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 > Enjoy a better web experience. Upgrade to the new Internet Explorer 8 optimised for Yahoo!7. Get it now. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
