Restricting Glider Ops at Public Arpt.

The SSA is slowly changing. Here's a chance to hurry it along.

I'd be willing to bet the new Director at SSA would appoint a
political soaring advocate from the current staff if asked.
The main job could be to provide input and coordinate with AOPA
for soaring issues.

I think SSA is a bit small to make an impact on its own, but
a rep from SSA to AOPA (which does a fairly good job
lobbying) might be able to present a concentrated voice
for soaring. And with this contact, the AOPA might use
SSA as a resource when glider questions come up...

NAFI is a smaller part of EAA. Similar idea, since NAFI
is smaller, to use the larger organizations infrastructure...

SSA might do something similar, but without becoming a
part of AOPA, just an advisor...

(Mark James Boyd) wrote:

I'd be willing to bet the new Director at SSA would appoint a
political soaring advocate from the current staff if asked.
The main job could be to provide input and coordinate with AOPA
for soaring issues.


Great idea! I encourage you to submit the same(in writing)to the SSA Director.

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(Chris OCallaghan) wrote in message . com...
This is why we have a national organization... get them involved. What
the SSA can do for you will have value to all clubs that operate from
public airports. While the ras is good for spreading the word, the
society should function to muster resources and organize them to the
benefit of all members.

The SSA is slowly changing. Here's a chance to hurry it along.

As I recall, Ray previously reported that one of the airport board
members was an AOPA member who was either passively or actively
hostile to the glider activity.

One aspect of this that the SSA might be useful for is having them ask
AOPA questions along these lines:

- Does the AOPA provide the same level of support to all its members,
or does it prefer not to be an advocate for non-airplane general
aviation members?
- Why has AOPA not provided more support to an AOPA/SSA member in
fighting the activities of an over-reaching airport board, something
AOPA is normally quite willing to get involved in?
- Why is an AOPA member who sits on the airport board not more
supportive of fellow general aviation enthusiasts? Why isn't this
AOPA member more willing to discuss the situation with a fellow AOPA
(and SSA) member?

- Rich Carr