Hi Al, Yeah, having fun is one important aspect of the bigger picture. However I can see that you and JP have totally missed the essential element of what I was trying to earlier convey. Consider this: Beyond fun, there is total bliss. Think back to your very first flight in a glider. Did it get you hooked? Obviously this is a rhetorical question, because here you are. But WHY exactly?
Moving on.
It occurs to me, that having seen, experienced and mightily contributed to
many a membership drive over 30 or more years - all of which failed - this
essential element has been more or less ignored or not recognised.
Maurice Little, as GFA Development Manager, is looking for feedback on the
Development Manual, available on the GFA web site.
Pull it up, have a look at it, and give Maurice some feedback.
Why?
Well, Maurice thinks that many clubs in Australia - including my own - are in
danger of folding in the next few years. This does not mean that they WILL
fold. However urgent action is required to reverse a negative trend.
We are urged to think "outside the square". I have attached a document that I
earlier put up on this forum. The response was at that time zero. This time
around, I urge you all to have a real think about the implications and
possibilities.
Regards,
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: Al Borowski
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Music while flying?
I always thought that the whole point of gliding was to have fun - and if
playing music increases your enjoyment, and doesn't compromise safety, then why
not?
Cheers,
Al
On 14 April 2011 23:07, <gstev...@bigpond.com> wrote:
Hi Patch & All,
I am with you bro!
But, perhaps for totally different reasons???
Aviators seem to be, in the main, a very pragmatic bunch. Glider pilots, as
a sub-group, also seem to fit this mould. The question "Where are the poets of
flight?" has been discussed on this forum in the past. As a matter of interest,
try Goggling "Joseph C Lincoln Award" to see one excellent attempt to address
the balance (although that is not exactly what the stated goals of the award
are about).
To get to the point, I pose the following question " Why in God's name
would you carry, and listen to, canned music whilst gliding?" Each time you
take a launch, you are potentially putting yourself in a special position where
you can resonate with the whole universe - Mind, Body, Soul, as one. As such,
the canned music is, at best, just distracting noise.
Think about it!
.... Especially if you have not been there!
.... But I suspect, you all know exactly what I am talking about.!
{From a competition pilot's view (a subset group that does not exclude the
above principle- quite the reverse in fact - if you are not at one with the
environment - you will not win), Tom Claffey's post on the subject is relevant
- Tom gives no reasons. Tom would you care to expound on your post, for the
uninformed?}
Regards,
Gary
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