Soar Oshkosh 2006

Ian Cant wrote:
That said, the declared purpose of the booth is SOARING,
sponsored by but not restricted to the SSA.

Thanks for the clarification. What you are doing helps spread the
soaring bug to others who might be susceptible, yet takes a lot of
work and would not get done without your volunteering so deserves
praise and appreciation. I've no intention of disparaging the Oshkosh
display effort, quite the contrary since I myself have made a donation
- but I did so because I had understood it was to be a "soaring" booth
and not an "SSA" booth (at that time the SSA had made no
contribution, to my knowledge). I'm an SSA member, but that does not
mean that I think of soaring as an SSA-only arena. My understanding
is that 2/3 of the donated money has come from individuals so SSA is
"a" sponsor of this event, not that the event is "SSA sponsored".

Were I making the decision I'd include non-SSA clubs in the SSA's
on-line "Where to Fly" list (with no frills, and with a disclaimer
indicating that the information is less reliable than for
SSA-affiliated organizations). Their decision is otherwise.
Personally I've always gotten a feeling of cliquishness when dealing
with the SSA, yet perhaps that is just me. But I don't want to turn
what you are doing, and the good it will do, into a discussion of the
SSA so will say no more.