Re: [Aus-soaring] No Event Fee for Narromine Airport

2011-07-06 Thread Derek Ruddock
Try a true commercial operation, like Camden Airport, owned by a subsidiary of the millionaires factory. It costs us money even to push the tug out of the hangar. Add on the 'movement charge' for each flight plus the exorbitant rents, and I reckon you've got nothing to whine about. Thank your

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Australia!

2011-07-06 Thread Bruce Campbell
Hi, I might be a bit of a luddite, but I wish that the new magazine format retained the classifieds. I always turned to the classifieds page first to see who was selling what, and to dreamhence my confusion when I stated at the back of the mag as usual, and got to the front thinking that

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Australia!

2011-07-06 Thread Richard Robinson
I agree. Another advantage is that keeping the magazine means that you have a history of gliders that have come up for sale. I have just put up an online ad (a beautiful Libelle). The ad cost is more than $30 and it will disappear in 30 days if I don’t keep feeding it. Bring ‘em back I say.

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Australia!

2011-07-06 Thread Mike Borgelt
Those who want a printed magazine surely can figure out how to get one if the magazine is delivered to your PC as a pdf. Hint: It's called a printer. You could even print it reduced size if you want or at least the article/s you are interested in and even save money by printing in black

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Australia

2011-07-06 Thread Laurie Simpkins
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Australia!

2011-07-06 Thread tom . wilksch
  Always such negativity! Anyway, I'd like to add my voice to those who like and appreciate the new magazine.  I spend all day looking at a computer screen and have no desire to do so for even longer when I get home.  I'd much rather sit down on the couch with a cup of tea and have a read through

[Aus-soaring] Classifieds

2011-07-06 Thread Terry Neumann
I hadn't actually missed the classifieds in the new GA - although in time I probably would have. In the past I used to see what glider prices were, and become instantly disheartened, all the more so since one could also make comparisons with what the other half of the soaring fraternity

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Australia

2011-07-06 Thread DMcD
I personnaly like the hard copy mag (havent seen the new one yet as in outback WA) H. I'm 30 km from Sydney GPO and have not seen it either! D ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details,

Re: [Aus-soaring] Classifieds

2011-07-06 Thread DMcD
I understand that it uses commercial software which I expect could be adapted for gliding use If you use Joomla or other free CMS software, you can get add-ons for things like classifieds and chat groups (like this one) for nix. The only real costs is the hosting. If this newsgroup was moved

Re: [Aus-soaring] Classifieds

2011-07-06 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 01:28 PM 7/07/2011, you wrote: Also, the moderator of the forum could censor difficult people and postings. D ___ Or even anonymous ones. Mike Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since 1978 phone Int'l + 61 746

Re: [Aus-soaring] Classifieds

2011-07-06 Thread DMcD
You are only saying this because you know in advance that your postings would attract the most censoring… anon or not! Anyway, I'm not anonymous. Dermot McD ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change

Re: [Aus-soaring] Classifieds

2011-07-06 Thread Mark Newton
On 07/07/2011, at 12:58 PM, DMcD wrote: If this newsgroup was moved off google and onto some other server then you could have news, classifieds, download the mag and all. Also, the moderator of the forum could censor difficult people and postings. This isn't a newsgroup, it's a mailing list.