See below; On 07-Jul-2011, at 4:39 PM, emilis prelgauskas <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On 07/07/2011, at 10:05 AM, Mike Borgelt wrote: >> It is 2011. Faced with a redo of the official magazine an organisation in >> 2011 decides to keep doing it the way it has been done since the 1950s and >> we have a bunch of glider pilots exhibiting the same failure of imagination >> and unwillingness to try anything new or different. What is being done right >> now in gliding clearly isn't working and worldwide the sport is circling the >> drain. I'm not terribly surprised but I find it sad. >> > > Amongst the current ways to do things, the UK has 'aviation sport tv' on-line > I suspect we have enough Oz talent to supply material for a local version? > > (Nice Peter Temple interview there) > I am up for it. I have a web server & can do some php & database stuff. Not much artistic talent so may have a friend design me something. I too liked browsing/ dreaming while reading the first pages in the back of the old mag. Reading the articles there were a few typos or left out words & our club apparently has 'grass and sane strips'. But I LOVE the full colour pictures and stories. This is really looks like a Gliding magazine. Being only new to Gliding and seeing and hearing about membership issues my two bobs worth is the if Gliding isn't in people's faces how do we expect it to flourish. I look at magazines on flying while in the newsagency and think if I saw one about Gliding I might have joined Gliding earlier. I think it can still be a form of communication for the GFA members and that this will give a public mag a personalised flavour. Having it on the shelves could then act as a marketing tool providing exposure and maybe in time covering the cost of the mag. We are taking a glider (can only put one wing on in the space we have) & the simulator to the Bundaberg Air Show next month to try and keep a presence out there. We are also in communications with the local Uni where they are running Aviation courses trying to get some flying time in as part of the curriculum. I think they are close and this gives us the opportunity to get Gliding more infront of younger people. As I think do other clubs we also have the local Air-Force Cadets out for a weekend of flights. I have discussed with other younger glider pilots trying to do a presentation to schools too... (Jarrod, where are you?) Anyways I recon it's all about getting Gliding in front of people and showing them how easily accessable it is. Kindest Regards Grant Bundaberg Gliding Club _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
