A quick drive by shooting followed by unwillingness to discuss the
issues raised. Class act, Richard.
Your tiny brain might like to contemplate the growth and success of
other branches of sport aviation since 1984. A goodly part of that
can be ascribed to getting regulation off people's backs.
My "problem" with the GFA is that it wants to be a monopoly and write
and enforce the rules for all glider pilots in Australia.
Mike
At 09:59 AM 24/04/2009, you wrote:
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
>
>
>
>
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