Dav wrote:
The current juniors will reach 40-50 around that time. In SA I know of
about 10 under 20 yo active x/c rated pilots, and the same number between 20
and 25 A total of 20. Each club needs 5 committee members and a CFI-in SA
alone we would have all chiefs and no Indians!
So there'll need to be a regulatory change. People don't need to be
members of clubs with committees and CFIs to fly Cessnas, perhaps they
don't need to be to fly gliders either.
I do feel that the current emphasis on competition for juniors as a way of
increasing interest ignores the fact that 90% of pilots do not fly comps,
When 90% of the pilots attending the comp aren't flying competitively,
maybe that doesn't matter so much (see next comment)
I also firmly believe that junior events should be alcohol free during the
event after experiencing the last Joey glide.
Well, gee, that'll see them flocking to the event, won't it?
(perhaps for lots of attendees JoeyGlide is more about having fun
with friends than about the actual competition...?)
In my view image has virtually nothing to do with the lack of juniors,
And is everything to do with the high costs.
Related. Students aren't made of money; high costs keep out Juniors.
- mark
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