getting youth involved

Uli,

That's amazing. It would be interesting to know if the college has an
"outdoors" program. (You know, rock climbing, kayaking, etc.) If so, they
are being inconsistent and demonstrating an anti-aviation prejudice which
could be challenged.

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/


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On Jan 31, 11:11 pm, wrote:
I recently assembled my Standard Cirrus on the high school campus with
the aid of the JROTC. Maybe a young glider pilot was encouraged to
start flying.

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I also heard from one college that would not even allow posting flyers
to advertise for the the local glider group out of fear for being
sued. The logic was that they could be held liable should somebody get
hurt or killed since they promoted such dangerous activity.

Uli Neumann

On Feb 1, 7:51*am, "Wayne Paul" wrote:
Uli,

That's amazing. *It would be interesting to know if the college has an
"outdoors" program. *(You know, rock climbing, kayaking, etc.) *If so, they
are being inconsistent and demonstrating an anti-aviation prejudice which
could be challenged.

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"http://www.soaridaho.com/

wrote in message

...
On Jan 31, 11:11 pm, wrote:

I recently assembled my Standard Cirrus on the high school campus with
the aid of the JROTC. Maybe a young glider pilot was encouraged to
start flying.

... Snip ....

I also heard from one college that would not even allow posting flyers
to advertise for the the local glider group out of fear for being
sued. The logic was that they could be held liable should somebody get
hurt or killed since they promoted such dangerous activity.

Uli Neumann

Many universities have lawyers that examine club activities with the
'risk management' magnifying glass. A few have flying programs and
clubs, but have moved to not allow the clubs to own the equipment
directly, rather to be given to the university. In a couple of cases,
the gliders were given or moved to outside organizations. Most campus
clubs these days are social, political, religious, or activist
organizations. Just go to the local college club day and walk
around. 25 years ago, even hang gliding clubs were possible, but not
any more. That said, a campus social club with an interest in soaring
is doable. The advantage to bothering is that it may provide access
to smart classrooms and an outlet for students that might flock to
soaring. The hurdles you may encounter include needing a faculty
advisor. At one local university here, you can't have a booth at club
day unless you already have a club (minimum of ten members for a
charter), so it makes organizing more difficult. In 1997, when we did
this successfully, there was no such requirement. If you do make the
effort and get a number of collegiates involved, then consider
becoming associated with the Collegiate Soaring Association.
http://www.coloradosoaring.org/ssa/coll/home.htm

Frank Whiteley