Jim,
We don't need prizes and we sure as heck don't need a square dance after a long day of soaring.
We need LSF Members so....
This one is simple. Make it actually an LSF based event.
You guys call it the LSF Nats, but not once during the start of a class contest, at the pilots meeting have you or anyone else started with a recap of what the LSF is and about, as in how and why it was formed, who the founders were. Not once have you guys taken a minute 'at the start of the pilots meetings' to read of a list OR posted a list of pilot's level completions who were attending the Nats.... or couldn't because they are out of work, in ill health, or lost their homes do to losing their jobs?
Or posted a list of ALL members and their levels, on the board at the NATS?
Or done anything to promote LSF participation while at the NATS.
The current board is nothing more than the LSF Contest committee, it is not the LSF Board elected to promote the LSF Program.
How many new LSF program pilots have you guys signed up at the NATS during your administration. That's not a rhetorical question, I want to know how many? Did you post a note in your newsletter after each Nats stating how many were signed up? Or how many pilots completed levels by attending?
Want more LSF members to attend the NATS, make it about the LSF.
When I mentioned I might consider President of the LSF at the last Toledo show, your response was that I wasn't experienced enough, that I would have to have Nats management experience. You are wrong. If the NATs didn't happen the LSF Program would still continue.... but you guys wouldn't have a week of "Glider Camp".
Name a single rc soaring pilot with more experience with rc soaring in the world, and mentoring LSF program pilots than me. Now name one that's also an LSF5.
Yup I said that.
Gordy