BRB -Items 2 – 5 Catch up - notes:-
Hats off for Master McKenzie – first class work on the Avmad thread on Pprune; _ HERE – worth serious support, particularly with FOI requests. – Neat work from the ABC – HERE. It is worth the time to read P2's grab – HERE – great notes and observations, reflecting just how deep and systematic the failure of system has become, deeply confounded within a muddle of their own making.
1 vote for the Hitch Choc Frog hat trick. The para on AOPA voiced what many are saying:-
Hitch - "I was disappointed to read the AOPA letter to members, because it shows they are sticking to the strategy of rebuilding their membership base by showing how good they are at shouting at the devil. Advocacy and activism are needed from AOPA Australia, but it can't be the only string to their bow or they will recruit only those people who engage with aviation at that level. AOPA's message is that membership has dropped because they didn't pursue renewals during COVID because members were "doing it hard". Presumably those hardships were shared with the members of the AWPA, but that organisation didn't experience a membership plunge the way that AOPA did. Their members hung tough. It's easier to keep a customer than to get one back, so perhaps AOPA should have sent out renewals; the response might have surprised them. I think it's time the AOPA board re-focused on why people join associations and what they value in their membership, then create a forward-looking strategy that contains much more than just advocacy.”
Toot - MTF - toot...
Hats off for Master McKenzie – first class work on the Avmad thread on Pprune; _ HERE – worth serious support, particularly with FOI requests. – Neat work from the ABC – HERE. It is worth the time to read P2's grab – HERE – great notes and observations, reflecting just how deep and systematic the failure of system has become, deeply confounded within a muddle of their own making.
1 vote for the Hitch Choc Frog hat trick. The para on AOPA voiced what many are saying:-
Hitch - "I was disappointed to read the AOPA letter to members, because it shows they are sticking to the strategy of rebuilding their membership base by showing how good they are at shouting at the devil. Advocacy and activism are needed from AOPA Australia, but it can't be the only string to their bow or they will recruit only those people who engage with aviation at that level. AOPA's message is that membership has dropped because they didn't pursue renewals during COVID because members were "doing it hard". Presumably those hardships were shared with the members of the AWPA, but that organisation didn't experience a membership plunge the way that AOPA did. Their members hung tough. It's easier to keep a customer than to get one back, so perhaps AOPA should have sent out renewals; the response might have surprised them. I think it's time the AOPA board re-focused on why people join associations and what they value in their membership, then create a forward-looking strategy that contains much more than just advocacy.”
Toot - MTF - toot...