b. At the AGM itself there was a broadly-based lack of knowledge among members present about this motion, the fact that I had made any previous public statements, or the fact that proxy votes had already been cast.
Yes Tracey, the LAA members who attended the AGM pretty much hide under stones in places where the internet, newspapers, Light Aviation, Pilot and Flyer magazines don't reach, and
broadly speaking they don't read their own Hangar Chat forum on the LAA website which has been trailing this story (both sides of the argument) for months. You are hardly likely to win friends among the LAA fraternity if you openly doubt their level of knowledge.
It was only
because of the controversy that was known to all members of the LAA that the matter was brought to a vote. You were given the opportunity to set out your side of the story months ago, but apart from some odd and confusing statements that attempted to redefine the meaning of "solo," neither you or your
PR team would comment or respond to questions. You chose not to take part in the debate until the day of the vote where, graciously, you were given the chance to state your case. By all accounts you trotted out the same old message and said your bit. The vote took place and you lost by a very wide margin.
It is crass of you to assume that those who voted by proxy were uninformed. There was a democratic process played out according to the rules. You came second. What are you suggesting now....that we vote again, and perhaps again until you win? Get real, wake up and smell the coffee. Stamping your feet is not going to solve the underlying problem here.