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
This isn't a newsgroup, it's a mailing list.
It isn't on Google, it's hosted by Simon Hackett at Internode.
If you're selling or buying something, there's no reason why you can't
post about it.
The moderator of this mailing list likes to believe that its participants
are adults, who are generally
Neither have we - with the usual spread of opinions here I'd love to
see for myself. With four payed up GFA members at the same address
shouldn't we get priority treatment...?
Ulrich
On Thu 07/07/11 12:54 , DMcD slutsw...@gmail.com sent:
I personnaly like the hard copy mag (havent
Many thanks to those who posted today to make my point we have a
bunch of glider pilots exhibiting the same failure of imagination and
unwillingness to try anything new or different.
Glad to help out, not the least bit offended. God i love this group, so
entertaining. Maybe we can make
On 07/07/2011, Grant Davies gr...@davies.id.au 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
I got mine Ulrich, and I did notice the pigeon heading your way, but with the
head winds and everything it could still be a day or two.
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My guess is about 1/2% and getting smaller.
Tom
From: Laurie Simpkins lahi...@hotmail.com
To: Aus Soaring aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net
Sent: Thursday, 7 July 2011 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Australia
Many thanks to those who posted
At 09:35 PM 7/07/2011, you wrote:
On 07/07/2011, Grant Davies gr...@davies.id.au 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
The point about people being your friends is a good one..
They have to mix with people they don't like.
LOL, metaphor for life really!
Much like going to the footy...
You might not like the people, but it's the activity that gives you a
jolly!
Sorry, back to normal back-biting... ;-)
Tim, thanks for that info.
From discussions with others, many of whom are enthusiastic glider pilots and
owner syndicate members, ie committed members, I have heard good feedback about
Gliding Australia. Many of these same people are, like me, lurkers or
observers on Aus-Soaring who choose
Ditto.
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From: Drew McKinnie
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Cc: tshir...@internode.on.net
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 11:49 AM
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Aus-Soaring Discussion Activity
Tim, thanks for that info.
From
At 11:49 AM 8/07/2011, you wrote:
Tim, thanks for that info.
From discussions with others, many of whom are enthusiastic glider
pilots and owner syndicate members, ie committed members, I have
heard good feedback about Gliding Australia. Many of these same
people are, like me, lurkers or
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 gr...@davies.id.au
To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'
In Where Do Good Ideas Come From? - the natural history of innovation Steven
Johnson looks at how patterns of creativity and innovation occur. He describes
leaps in ideas in terms of the environments that cultivate connections, that
coalesce thoughts into movements - it's a good, entertaining,
At 12:43 PM 8/07/2011, you wrote:
I would suggest your major problem is the Blanik, the glider
equivalent to the 1961 VW beetle.
The weather you cannot control.
Tom
They are in Bundaberg, home of the Jabiru. There's a RAAus flying
school at the airport that uses Jabs. How about a little
***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).
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/07/08/pilots-take-first-solo-flight/___
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