As per my email on Thursday and mentioned this morning please book me in for the second session.
Bernard, Please don't get this the wrong way but I think you did your cause more harm than good this morning. I had offered on Wednesday to break the new training proposal (when it's matured some more) to the membership in a way that would hopefully minimise the impact. During the day, several people approached me to express their concern and later at the committee meeting, I was asked to try fight the decision (or at least try to soften the blow as much as possible). I can't blame them: if someone tells me (hand on heart) "there is nothing for you to worry about, trust me" then I really start to worry too! And as it is (you know that) I do worry for the sport of gliding in Australia if this proposal is implemented as it is currently written. My prediction is it will backfire if it is not thought through more carefully in detail. Let's keep operations and coaching separate. Where the instructors need more "coaching abilities" let's try to get them around by introducing "instructor refresher courses" (theory only to start with to make it non-threatening - there are egos involved), "instructor weeks" (after the same recipe as the coaching week but with instructing in mind - invite AEIs and coaches - make it fun). After all, as you said yourself, the instructors are initially the existing pool to draw potential coaches from. Let's separate the GPC (and think it through from an international perspective) from the instructing/coaching issue. One step at a time. By all means, let's update the instructors manual (and thus restructure the training syllabus) - it needs revamping. But let's keep the changes manageable. One at a time. I deal with large projects in my job. I know from bitter experience (I'm right in the middle of one right now - read the papers about Wedgetail) that, when people, egos, complexity and politics (not necessarily in that order) are mixed together like in this case, they inevitably go of the rails. I don't want to have to pick my way through a train wreck to go for a nice summer's day's gliding - cross-country or just for a circuit. Neither do any prospective future members. I honestly hope they won't have a chuckle about the sailplane pilots who shot themselves in the foot as they throw themselves off a cliff with a paraglider or switch on the ignition of a Jabiru. Ulrich -----Original Message----- From: Ulrich Stauss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 5 July 2007 23:04 To: 'Future Aviation Pty. Ltd.' Subject: RE: [saga-coaching] Visit to the Adelaide Air Traffic Control Unit Please book me in for the 19:30 session. Thanks, Ulrich -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Future Aviation Pty. Ltd. Sent: Thursday, 5 July 2007 12:23 To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] Visit to the Adelaide Air Traffic Control Unit Dear all The visit to the Adelaide Air Traffic Control Unit (Adelaide TCU), has been arranged by John Hudson for Wednesday 18th July. Visit 1 1800 - 1930 Hrs Limited to 20 people Visit 2 1930 - 2100 Hrs Limited to 20 poeple. For this we need to prepare a list of names of those who wish to attend. Because we will be entering a secure area within the Adelaide Airport confines, it will not be possible to arrive in dribs and drabs - we get only one opportunity per group to get in. I therefore suggest we meet outside the Tapleys Hill Road gate 15 minutes prior to the times stated above (i.e. 1745 and 1915 Hrs). (The gate is immediately south of Harbour Town). If there are less than 20 people in total, we would revert to just the one session. The plan is for a discussion on airspace followed by a visit into the TCU. Needless to say that this is a perfect opportunity to get an update on the current airspace situation in SA. So please get your act together and let us know which session you want to attend. Thank you Bernard Eckey State Sporting Coach 10 Antigua Grove West Lakes 5021 Adelaide / South Australia Ph/Fax +61 8 8449 2871 mobile 0412 981204 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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