Re: [Aus-soaring] RAAus

2008-06-04 Thread Peter Stephenson
The last motor glider registered with the RAA crashed and killed the owner-builder in the classic low and slow on base scenario that we gliding instructors try to "immunise" are students against. His pylon engine was retracted at the time. He was RAA trained and only had had three flights off

Re: [Aus-soaring] RAAus

2008-06-04 Thread Al Borowski
G'day Peter, On 6/4/08, Peter Stephenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The last motor glider registered with the RAA crashed and killed the > owner-builder in the classic low and slow on base scenario that we gliding > instructors try to "immunise" are students against. His pylon engine was > re

[Aus-soaring] Batchelor Gliding Club Contact

2008-06-04 Thread PCS2
Anyone on this list knows someone in this Club? On the web it only has 8 members. :-(( I am going to Darwin this w/e. PeterS___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.in

Re: [Aus-soaring] Batchelor Gliding Club Contact

2008-06-04 Thread pete cam
Am a member of the Club at Batchelor. Give me a ring if you wish on 0418 895395.pete From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of PCS2 Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2008 9:21 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: [Aus-soaring] Batchelor Gliding Club

Re: [Aus-soaring] Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 56, Issue 84

2008-06-04 Thread Colin Campbell
Greetings For the sake of the record, the Bendigo Gliding Club has an annual membership of $78 plus GFA and a monthly levy of $30. The Club has loan commitments which were initially raised to purchase the site at Raywood and more recently to acquire a PW6. The monthly levy evens out our cash flow,

[Aus-soaring] Fw: IMPROVED GOVERNANCE & DIRECT ELECTION OF THE GFABOARD

2008-06-04 Thread Geoff Kidd
Mark Newton wrote: Sounds like much ado about process, and precious little consideration being given to outcomes. Lets postulate that GFA is overcome by electoral nirvana, and the voting system is reformed to complete perfection. What different decisions that affect real pilots would you see th