Bernard, I am horrified by this story. I have no reason to doubt the facts as you have presented them! Having said that, I am keeping in mind, the following ...... your story, her story, and the right story! I consider that this is NOT a topic suitable UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES that needs to be discussed on this forum. Shame on you! Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Future Aviation To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 3:49 PM Subject: [Aus-soaring] Coaching issues
Dear all! Please allow me to pass on some experience gained during the recent WIG week (Women in Gliding) at Gawler. The roof of my car was accidently dented by Mrs. Jo Wooler - a fellow glider pilot from the Caboolture Gliding Club in QLD. She lifted the right wing of the ASH 25 and by doing so she hit my car which she parked under the left wing just a few minutes earlier. Fortunately the wing was not damaged. This mishap occurred after she received free of charge coaching for several hours in my ASH 25. She was extremely apologetic for her lapse of concentration and immediately offered compensation. Over the following days she repeatedly assured me to cover the cost of dent removal in full. However, after getting back to Queensland Mrs. Wooler had a remarkable change of attitude. At first she suggested to pay 50% of the repair costs and a week later she e-mailed to say that it was: "...indeed shameful behaviour for me to hold her responsible at all." On request I can make copies of our correspondence available. It makes for very interesting reading and demonstrates how easily humans are inclined to compromise their moral and ethical standards when the impact on their hip pocket becomes a little clearer. Be warned - coaching and trying to help others is not always a rewarding experience! When the total cost of less than a week of coaching is approaching $1500 it can put you off proper!!! Bernard Eckey ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2238 / Virus Database: 2641/5643 - Release Date: 03/02/13
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