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Old 15th Jun 2011, 20:12
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ProfChrisReed
 
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Gliding package aimed at PPLs

I'm trying to devise a fixed price to solo package for my gliding club which is aimed at PPL holders - the theory is that they can already fly an aircraft, and so will need less training to reach solo standard. We can work out what differences need to be mastered, but it would help to have answers to three questions:

1. Is there likely to be any demand? If PPL holders are (generally) not interested in gliding then I can stop wasting my time.

2. Are there any expectations a PPL holder would have which I'd need to take into account? Gliding clubs are, sort of, co-operatives, rather than commercial organisations, and I can envisage a certain amount of culture shock which would need to be managed to avoid driving the PPL away, unhappy.

3. If we do this, what's the best way of letting PPLs know? Do I stand outside local airfields with sandwich boards and leaflets?

All advice welcomed, particularly from those who know both worlds.
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