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Having only just survived my wounds received from a previous post
regarding what some (wrongly) considered a callous grab at exposure from
the death of a loved pilot recently, I shall try again to blend the
extreme with the blatantly obvious. Expand, change or it will be
finished, think about the next generations!
Remember what first got you into gliding? Is that "catcher" still
significant today, in reaching newcomers? How about this?
Each state will have to co-ordinate closely with the authorities,
(groans) -but simply paint a ship brightly and with GFA.org.au, then FLY
the blasted thing around populous area's, specifically the CBD's of all
the southern states and Brisbane (if thats north!) as many Friday
afternoons as possible. How about a little slope soaring around the
cliffs at Syndey heads on a Sunday afternoon? People -new members- CANT
SEE US! We need some extreme exposure. Perhaps the old ship could be
flown around the country on a mission! That would get some papertime,
any really eccentric amoung us (surely there isnt just me :-)) to grab a
headline "NUTBAG FLYS PLANE AROUND AUSTRALIA WITHOUT ENGINE" -perfect,
instant growth in every state.
Better still, bolt a couple of them little jets onto it, for even more
attention grabbing, even if they don t have enough grunt, their noise
will help. A Blanik would be perfect. It could still be called a glider
just to create controversy.
A couple of calls to radio "drive" programs to spread the word at the
time wouldnt go astray, either.
Not too expensive, lots of exposure, including to those in clubs "a-la
cessna" -more potential members- as their airports would need to be
utilized for launching.
