I would prefer the GFA put the funding they currently direct into sponsoring
our international teams, most of whom could afford to pay their own way,
towards sponsoring the Juniors - these guys and gals are the future of our
sport.
That would be development :-)
SDF
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Harry,
From my observations most clubs (including my own) do not have an
effective new membership strategy
How many have and AEI potential membership package?
How many follow up with AEIs that are assessed as genuine potential new
members?
The list goes onprofessional
On 16/10/2008, at 4:24 PM, harry medlicott wrote:
Our experience at Lake Keepit is that with a bit of an effort on
the part of instructors we get a quite reasonable conversion rate
from AEFs. We also need the money. Also where would our new members
come from if it wasn't through
In my experience, long-term members are people who always wanted to learn how
to fly, but never knew they could do it as accessibly as gliding. Kids,
sailors and motorcycle riders tend to be disproportionately represented.
I think it has been mentioned before, that posters for the local
harry medlicott wrote:
Robert,
What you are saying is just not correct. You should know better than
try and justify this charge on the basis that its being paid by people
other than GFA members.
The price charged intro flights is inelastic - you just can't raise it
by $20. The money comes
I don't think there is anything wrong with either group - it just
helps to know which someone is in so the training and experience is
tailored for what they are after !
The best way of getting people for the long term is 1st making sure
they know what is in store for them - having someone
Some clubs would have bought a few books prior to the price rise forward
thinking.
More power to the RAA enjoying flying the Jabiru 230 :)
Mal
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I think when it comes to retention, areas like the Air Training Corps are
sorely overlooked.
They (NSW) run approximately 4-6 courses a year, with about 15-25 students
per course. I'm not sure about other states. Here we have a large amount of
flying-crazy youngsters, and barely any of them join
$180 at SCGC. We get enough.
/daveb
Kevin McGowan wrote:
Lets get real here, it is a well known fact, and stated on
this forum many times previously that AEF's result in few new members
to gliding, in fact often they just clog up the day but we do them in
the hope that maybe this one will
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I think i may be able to help with this one.
My background as a 15 year old learnt to fly Blaniks L-13 With the AIRTC,
16 yrs of went powered and continued to fly with the AIRTC for the next 15
years as a cadet then as a adult instructor, and now in a instructing role.
The big problem in
That did happen to SCGC for a period of time. We used to have too many
AEFs and not enough trg or private flying. I still remember the
meetings where people would say that we will never get an AEF again.
Well we do. Enough, to have bought quite a few new gliders till
recently. AEFs have
Hi Gus
Having been introduced to the sport through this path myself 20 odd years ago I
think the reality is that the majority of these kids just want to fly F/A-18's,
and also they are unlikely to be in a position to, or have the desire to, get
seriously into gliding for some time. A definite
Hi Michael
I think these 2 comments of yours are spot on:
The other group of people to target are those who have been
more active in gliding or other aviation related activity in
the past. The task would be then to reignite their passion
and interest.
The challenge for the gliding movement in
Robert,
I it depends on where you are.
Close to major cities where there is a large populations with surplus
disposal income your right
In the rural areas - not the case.
In our case 98% of our AEI Joy Flights come from Canberra 100km away, 1%
from Cooma 15Km away and 1%
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harry medlicott wrote:
Robert,
What you are saying
Michael
Did you notice engineers are also disproportionally represented, but thats a
good thing because they're so easy to take the mickey out of and we need the
entertainment!
Grant Harper
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But the F/A 18 guys will eventually return to gliding when they
become airline pilots in 15 - 20 years time and what something that
is fun and gives them real stick and rudder time. Those that can't
afford that or don't go to the RAAF will maybe come back to
sailplanes when they get too old
At SCGC we have success with 5 and 10 flight packages. We find some
AEFs take the 5 flight package as they see better value.
I agree, in regards to the target market problem. There are "samplers"
who will never join anything.
I also find it funny reading Golf Australia where they are
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Hello all
I have been watching the debate with great interest and feel that it might
help if contributors
have a better insight into the funding of our international teams and
coaching in general.
If I understand the GFA president correctly there is about $ 35000.00 per
annum allocated to
Hi Rob (and others)
I think SA is probably the only state where the junior movement really has
any momentum, and that's due to a) having critical mass, b) a university
gliding club and b) good resources.
So I guess what I'm referring to at the moment is the other AIRTC wings, in
particular
German teenager has been rescued three hours after her glider crashed into a
tree.
The 16-year-old flight trainee was applauded by rescue workers as she leapt
onto a rope to descend from the glider.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7674453.stm
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