Gary Goldsberry

[barnstorm2]

If a life-long gyro enthusiast who pays his PRA membership year-to-year can't be elected, but a newbie can pony up $500 and be instantly eligible for the board, you're not discriminating based on experience. ........

Not true.

You must be a PRA member in good standing for a number of years, five, I think.

The very point of it is to keep your scenerio from being possible. You have it backwards.

 

[Heron]

M.J. you will know when I finally join the PRA, it will be just a simbolic thing.
I consider myself a member, paid dues sometime in the past and care about what is going to happen.
The Club here is going with lots of sacrifice and shortly I will present them with the question about joining or not. I hope somenone can come here and give them the dos and donts and show why it is important to join.
I am amemic right now and that is the only blood you will get from me.
Anyway, if you want to keep this thread for members only, just say so and I will stay out of it.
Thanks
Heron

 

[Rotornut]

M.J. you will know when I finally join the PRA, it will be just a simbolic thing.
I consider myself a member, paid dues sometime in the past and care about what is going to happen.

Simbolic OK.. Heron this Forum is not for Members Only. I Was asking as I wanted to know not that you need to be a member of anything.

You for one year joined Sunstate, but not since. Then you say you are starting a Chapter of Rotorcraft on the other coast. I am Nosy I guess and Interested that is all. I did not mean to put you on the spot or in any position. Only asking and asking From You not others. If I overstepped I am Sorry. MJ

 

[Heron]

Not at all, but as you started this thread with good intentions I said I will do watever you want.
Tri County Rotors, Inc has been initiated, 25 members so far (guess who's not a paying member?) several pre meetings to explain and discuss options.
Today is the meeting for shareholders (all invited) to discuss payments for our trainer and instructor expenses. Also we are collecting the first round of shares (500 each) and discussing air time for the shareholders.
We have a glider (boom) in the mends, Hector offered the frame and the Club will by the blades (26's anyone?)
I paid dues twice for Sunstate and for TRA, once for PRA and made my best efforts to go to Mentone and have the Golden there, lots of work but I am happy I did go.
Now I have over 15 g's on this enterprise of mine, just learning and participating so I can be in a position to help, not the PRA in specific, but the gyro movement as a whole.
So . . .my favorit Clubs will have to wait a little longer for some financial pin drop from my part.
Just compiling and translating material for those not speaking english costs me so far 300 bucks. It is a pain in the neck but it has to be done.
As I am ready to leave the country as my residence (I'll be back!!!) joining the PRA it will be only to say to all, do it . . .it is worth!
Heron