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Hi All, Great news and congrats to the winners. Nick

Congratulations Don and also to you Ed. Great news.

I made a verbose explanation of my thoughts on the matter on another thread but unfortunately I can't find it now. Anyway give it a try for a while and see how it goes.

His position like mine and half the board's is not up for election until next year.

Leave it as is, let the editor up the amount of articles and the number of pages, thereby increasing the advertising revenue and we all get a better magazine at no extra cost (and cheaper than through the previous publisher).

Might see if the editor can put in a fashion column to broaden the appeal ...what are the best dressed aviators wearing this season?

No position uncontested across the entire country, what a great event.

Hi Carol. I think "herding cats" is the phrase you are looking for.

Well if it is true (I can't comment as I don't follow that site) then exercise your rights and vote to make sure it doesn't happen. Nick

Still waiting in SQ.

I'd like to see it go around the eastern capitals (due to cost) with the option of going elsewhere subject to demand etc. A year ago Rod Birrell actually suggested somewhere around Brisbane for the next AGM then Melbourne and so forth but the idea didn't proceed too far. Nick

I'd have a talk to your broker (and maybe Steve Bell) and get them to clarify in writing the situation but I would be surprised if they didn't see it as an out. Nick

Bingo! Particularly in a school.

Hi Wayne, Did you say "The family that plays together stays together", sounds like an interesting concept. I'll look forward to WRITING the article? Nick

I wonder if the old addage about one generation works for it, the next builds it and the third squanders it, holds true in aviation? Various versions of this addage are related in business management - particularly family owned ventures. Sue Well it looks like Tristan (on the left) won't be getting the family business after all. Anyone want to buy a flying school in about 20 years time? Nick

Depends on who makes the engines. I've had a lot more engine failures with 4 strokes from a certain manufacturer than I have in 2 strokes.

Hey Don, You didn't put it in the top corner so that it stood out did you? Actually the editor should offer a prize for the most inventive magazine placement that enhances sales. Nick

Although I love them, as a CFI it is hard to operate a Drifter and make a quid. They have a niche but the general demand just isn't there from students any more resulting in low utilisation, this coupled with a low TBO and insurance costs all adds up. Nick

Hi Wayne, The "identify yourself" comment was aimed at the person that said that they had 4 generations of members in the organisation. I'm real curious how that came about. I suppose that someone could have joined at the age of 70 in the early days, then the next generation at 50 years of age a bit later, then next one at 30, and the last one down the track a decade or two at 20. So it is possible. Nick

Hi Wayne, I think the old man did your old man's BFRs to start with and I did the last few. I used to love watching him and his co-pilot (what was the dog's name?) coming into YSFD in the Cub, about the only GA aircraft that was game to do so. Is it true that the dog barked when Terry had to flare? I was thinking that "the family that plays together stays together" might make an interesting article for the magazine and that's why I asked the question above. Nick

Yeah thought about that and I've seen pretty much all that Fyshwick has to offer and don't want to go any further south at that time of year. Toowoomba has the Carnival of Flowers in September but an ASIC is required. How about Townsville, we could all stay with Steve. Plenty of rooms available if we manage to coincide with some Army exercise.

Hey Wayne, is that your old man's ex-HK cub? If so she looks great. Well we have one vote for 4 generations already, by the way please feel free to identify yourself. Nick

Hi Colin, Just a suggestion, how about putting a pic of yourself as an avatar so that the members can see who they may want to vote for? Nick

Just wondering how many out there have the family trait of flying Recreational Aircraft. Nick

How about a list of ideas on what articles people want in the magazine? Maybe spice it up with some Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll. Sex could be an article on aircraft nose art (as we have junior members I think its better not to have sex covering anything about the contortionism involved in joining a certain club in an RAA aircraft), drugs could be the adventures of someone who has been tested by CASA (and preferably wasn't nailed) and Rock and Roll could be an interview with a flying muso (James Morrison ??). To answer some comments, Brian Bigg may fly GA at times but has owned an RAA aircraft for many years and thanks for your kind words David, effective representation sounds much better to my ego than apathy. Nick