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[Admin]

This site was established with the following objectives:
1. Improve safety
2. Increase aircraft and maintenance knowledge
3. Improve flying skills
4. Increase enjoyment in flying
5. Promote flying recreational aircraft

This poll serves to indicate if the site is achieving its goals and in what areas could it improve to better meet its goals.

Please vote by clicking all that apply and by voting you will be helping us to create a better "targeted" site for you.

[Tomo]

Well I think another great thing about this site is that, If you've got a question about- (well pretty much anything), you'll get an answer(s) nearly straight away... That's a great asset I reckon

This site has certainly made my interest in Recreational flying (well flying of any sort) jump up the scale a great deal...

Thanks all

Tom

[BLA82]

I second Tomo's post.

[R461]

I've been trolling through the site over the last few days, found some great stuff on general flying, safety and some items here that directly relate to me as a beginner.

I believe it can only get better!

[Admin]

Originally Posted by R461

I've been trolling through the site over the last few days, found some great stuff on general flying, safety and some items here that directly relate to me as a beginner.

I believe it can only get better!

When you say "It can only get better" does this mean that it is so bad that it can "only" get better and not any worse? If so can you suggest ways to improve it?

Note that these figures are going to be used for the next great feature that a few people here are currently working on so these figures are very important to us.

[R461]

The level of safety now from what I've seen here in the West is exceptional. So from this I think things will only get better, they definatly won't get worse in that people won't be skimping on safety. I've seen a different attitude from RAA pilots compared to PPL pilots. RAA flying is getting better and better with the possibility of increased MTOW in the near future, more pilots and the flying will still be cheaper for an RAA pilot than a PPL pilot.

These are things that RAA pilots want to hold close to them and I believe no one wants to lose any opportunities that they already have.

[Admin]

One of the interesting things that I am getting from this is that compared to safety and maintenance, the site hasn't helped in flying skills as much as the other two.

I can understand that it is hard for a web site to do as improving your skills is mostly accomplished in practical ways like actually flying an aircraft as opposed to reading about things on a web site. However, if that was true then the "The site could do more in assisting recreational pilot's flying skill" number would be higher in comparison to the "site do more" ones in safety and maintenance as well

The other way this could be taken is that whilst the site hasn't helped in improving flying skills as much as safety and maintenance, users don't want the site to help in this area as well.

So if say we had a site feature that was dedicated to helping improve flying skills it may not be as popular as say one that helped to improve the enjoyment a person gets from flying a recreational aircraft.

Any comments or thoughts?

[R461]

These types of forums are brilliant to get people together and organise fly in's day trips and general BBQ's and meetings. I think they can be well used to emphasize safety through other pilots' experience.

All up, every piece of information is well regarded and well used. I've been trying to research the avenue of not only obtaining my certification but also for later on down the track, an instructors endorsement, purchasing my own aircraft and the ultimate goal of having a part time / hobby business as an instructor.

With all the members you have here, I'm sure they are a wealth of knowledge and that knowledge will most definatly be put into good use in the near future!

Overall though, this kind of forum is the way to go for pure enjoyment, good fun, experience sharing and general learning and gathering of information. And when the weather goes to pot, I'm sure members here within the same area will still be catching up over a beer and BBQ.

It brings back "community" and mateship which is something that's hard to find in this day and age I believe.

Just my 2c anyway.

[airsick]

Originally Posted by Admin

I can understand that it is hard for a web site to do as improving your skills is mostly accomplished in practical ways like actually flying an aircraft as opposed to reading about things on a web site. However, if that was true then the "The site could do more in assisting recreational pilot's flying skill" number would be higher in comparison to the "site do more" ones in safety and maintenance as well

The other way this could be taken is that whilst the site hasn't helped in improving flying skills as much as safety and maintenance, users don't want the site to help in this area as well.

Maybe people would like to improve their skills but believe, as you said, flying is the best way to do it, ie. my skills haven't been improved through using the site but I don't think the site could do much more than it already is?

[Admin]

Originally Posted by airsick

Maybe people would like to improve their skills but believe, as you said, flying is the best way to do it, ie. my skills haven't been improved through using the site but I don't think the site could do much more than it already is?

Perhaps that is the challenge Airsick, to find ways that the site can provide assistance to pilots in ways to increase their flying skills from a web based environment - but the question still exists on whether it is wanted or not

[airsick]

Yes indeed, I couldn't agree more. I guess the point I was trying to make is that the responses don't necessarily mean people don't want it, just they don't think it can be done therefore they think the site is doing as much as it can already in this regard. So yes, the challenge for you is to change their minds!

[Tomo]

Originally Posted by R461

It brings back "community" and mateship which is something that's hard to find in this day and age I believe.

That's exactly what I like about it...not only have you got somewhere to go with questions, but you can make new friends, and get to know each other, which in a sense is a community...