>>Also from non-comp pilots, how would you feel about the GFA spending money on >>the tug ferry fees?
There's an odd attitude amongst comp pilots that the only real gliding is done in comps. In fact, some of us who don't fly comps are regarded as "dilettantes" even though we may fly thousands of kilometres across the country. This is a little like "elite athletes". I'm not sure what an elite athlete is but they moan like mad about being charged the same fees as we do to use facilities like training grounds and swimming pools. Surely elite athletes are just professional or semi professionals and treating the sport as a business and they should get the same sponsorship as business people and professionals anywhere which is normally bugger-all. Anyway, I digress. How many GFA members fly comps? I thought it was less than 20%. Most of these pilots fly as many comps as they can get to and the ones I have seen don't need much in the way of sponsorship. I think the GFA would be better off spending our money on encouraging juniors, training and keeping the skies free for the rest of us dilettantes to fly in. D _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
