Speaking of which - what has happened to the layout of the GFA website? Has it gone under new ownership? Not long ago it got a revamp and was looking slick(er) and more professional - now it looks terrible. Agreed - a big red button drawing a visitor's eye to "accidents and incidents" is not such a good idea.
Gus On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:53 AM, Mal Bruce <m...@mals.net> wrote: > Hi Grietje > > Better you refer them to http://www.soaring.org.au as they may get to the > GFA website and the first thing they will see is the red stamp that says > accident a huge turn off for any new person to aviation. > > The first paragraph small text centred (baffled look on my face) does try > direct them to http://www.soaring.org.au time and time again web > developers who are glider pilots have offed to help to rectify the GFA web > image. > > Sydney gliding does offer training they operate weekends and have 2 motor > gliders > http://www.sydneygliding.com.**au/trial_info.aspx<http://www.sydneygliding.com.au/trial_info.aspx> > > http://www.soaring.org.au/web/**index.php?option=com_content&** > view=article&id=50&Itemid=37<http://www.soaring.org.au/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=37> > > http://soaring.org.au/web/**index.php?option=com_content&** > view=article&id=65&Itemid=37<http://soaring.org.au/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&Itemid=37> > > > New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory > > Bathurst Soaring Club (Bathurst) > Canberra Gliding Club (Bunyan) > Byron Gliding Club Inc (Byron Bay) > Southern Cross Gliding Club (Camden) > Sydney Gliding Inc (Camden) > Southern Tablelands Gliding Club (Carrick) > Murray Valley Soaring Club (Australian Soaring Centre) (Corowa) > Grafton Gliding Club (Grafton) no web site -29° 40' 08" S, 152° 51' 53" E > Cudgegong Soaring Pty Ltd (Gulgong) no web site -32° 17' 54" S, 149° 33' > 40" E > Lake Keepit Soaring Club (Lake Keepit) > Leeton Aviators Club Inc. (Leeton) > Wagga Wagga (Lockhart) > Central Coast Soaring Club (Mangrove Mountain) > Narromine Gliding Club Inc (Narromine) > Soar Narromine Pty Ltd (Narromine) > RAAF Richmond Gliding Club (Richmond) > Temora Gliding Club (Temora) no web site -34° 25' 18" S, 147° 30' 42" E > Tumbarumba Gliding Club (Temora) no web site > Southern Riverina Gliding Club (Tocumwal) > SportAviation P/L (Tocumwal) > Hunter Valley Gliding Club (Warkworth) > RAAF Williamtown Gliding Club (Williamtown) no web site 32° 47' 42" S, > 151° 50' 06" E > > Dear All, > > I often receive email from people who would like to do a joy flight (I am > sure it is called different these days, AEF?) or ab initio course. > > We don't do that so I tell them to go to Tocumwal or Benalla. > But there are also requests for flying close to Sydney. > > Which club should I refer to? > I always mention the GFA website as well. > > Regards, > Grietje > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:39:16 +1100 > From: "Justin Couch" <jus...@vlc.com.au> > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] enquiring ab initio and joy flights > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." > <aus-soaring@lists.internode.**on.net <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> > > > Message-ID: > <c1b8a50c2a888086a590f57a8dbd8**f0e.squir...@webmail.vlc.com.**au<c1b8a50c2a888086a590f57a8dbd8f0e.squir...@webmail.vlc.com.au> > > > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > > Grietje Wansink wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> I often receive email from people who would like to do a joy flight (I am >> sure it is called different these days, AEF?) or ab initio course. >> >> We don't do that so I tell them to go to Tocumwal or Benalla. >> But there are also requests for flying close to Sydney. >> >> Which club should I refer to? >> I always mention the GFA website as well. >> > > Southern Cross is the main club that does ab initio courses as well as > AEFs. Sydney Gliding basically just do joy flights in motor gliders. They > don't have a "club" as such where they train people to fly. Both operate > out of Camden. > > Further afield from Sydney you have Mangrove Mountain, Bathurst or the > club down near Goulburn, whose name escapes me now. > > -- > Justin > > > > > ------------------------------ > > ______________________________**_________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.**on.net <Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> > http://lists.internode.on.net/**mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring<http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring> > > End of Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 100, Issue 23 > ********************************************** > ______________________________**_________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.**on.net <Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/**mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring<http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring> >
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