I actually agree re VW/Blanik. :] At least a K13 looks vintage rather than just
old.
I have met VW enthusiasts before, they make Landrover owners look normal! :]
Tom
________________________________
From: Tom Harding <[email protected]>
To: tom claffey <[email protected]>; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in
Australia. <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, 8 July 2011 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Australia!
"I would suggest your major problem is the Blanik, the glider equivalent to the
1961 VW beetle."
I dont think thats very fair. 1961 beetle is a classic! much more sought after
than a blanik.
Tom
(ok, i'll admit to it. i own a 57 beetle. a kombi, beach buggy and a 67 beetle.
no glider though).
On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 12:43 PM, tom claffey <[email protected]> wrote:
I would suggest your major problem is the Blanik, the glider equivalent to the
1961 VW beetle.
>
>
>The weather you cannot control.
>Tom
>
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Grant Davies <[email protected]>
>To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'
><[email protected]>
>Sent: Friday, 8 July 2011 9:34 AM
>
>Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Australia!
>
>
>On 07/07/2011, Grant Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>> 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 thought that the numbers showed the GFA didn't have a recruiting
>>problem, it had a retention problem.
>
>>Cheers,
>
>>Al
>
>Hhmmmm wish someone would tell the punters in our region that.
>
>We ran an open day last year and that did net a few new members, then we had
>our trainer grounded (Blanik) and then it rained and rained and we got
>bogged (see attached, line up of
bogged vehicles, rather hilarious) and a
>lot of those new members dropped off. So yes retention was an issue but it
>was more due to weather and lack of an aircraft to keep up momentum.
>
>Attracting more members is always on our agenda and our success seems to be
>commensurate with the amount of exposure we get out there by advertising or
>turning up to events etc.
>
>We have a grant application in for a new aircraft and will get our Blanik
>back in the air ..... soon we hope.
>
>Kindest Regards
>Grant Davies
>
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