Steve_UK;n1135342 said:
It's good that the PRA Forum is open for all to read and learn.
Sadly it doesn't appear to be very active for those that can post ( members )
http://www.pra.org/forums/forum.php
That's true Steve. And we do have a policy that I do not advertise that would solve that.
But I love this forum it has taught me so much and do not want to see it die completely.
The activity here now is not 1/3 what it used to be when I was being taught by so many more experts like Birdy & Udi & so many more gone.
Because it so hard to find new posts compared to click one tab and see everything for days that was posted.
I put zero effort into marketing PRA's forum as we have this forum I love.
For NOW I can do more good for our community if I keep making PRA profitable and get more of the community helping others locally.
I'm pretty good at marketing anything I want Steve. If I wanted to make our Forum the one to go to I would not bet against me if I were you.
Don't worry I have the following before I HAVE the time and inclination to make PRA forum the place to go. But once we have added these member benefits see if you do not agree most will join PRA for the real added value. The are in my preferred order and not all have been approved by the board because we don't have the money. But that is changing quickly.
1) Online video ground school with tests where we match them to the CFI nearest them or the one the select to anwser their questions for compensation so we do not take all of the revenue away but reduce the cost for new ANY Pilot only rotorcraft specific. (Have the funds and being discussed by BOD now and will vote on it at Mentone)
2) At least one co-owned two place trainer we send to all the fly-in's for members to share their so they do not have to bring one. And to send to chapters following the sun when they have 4 or more that PRA will advertise is coming for 90 days before it arrives. Explaining if you join their chapter you can get your ticket for less than any other aircraft as they only pay for fuel and oil to fly their co-owned PRA rotorcraft. My intent is to make flying with a PRA chapter is cheaper than any FW rating. Revering the current situation where it's often cheaper to get your FW rating and then add on your rotorcraft. (At the rate we are increasing revenue may have this by next convention)
3) Low cost PRA co-insurance for members. As I had for our Piper dealership with a charity twist. Once PRA has a savings account of about 1 million dollars. Contact the underwriters directly and create a program with them where PRA will pay the majority of the comprehensive damage. They only are mainly responsible for the liability portion of the risk. That should be less than my FW Archer as all rotorcraft weight less. With less mass we bounce off building roofs and walls but not my Archer. Those members in the pool will have to pay a variable rate based on the losses we pay in any one year to build the saving account back up and then they pay NOTHING until we have another claim. Also we ASK the Insurance underwriter to donate back part of the insurance we paid if we have fewer claim. The last I don't expect to happen but you always ask if it's a make or break part of the deal and many times I've been wrong so you always try.
After 2) is where we need to worry about PRA's forum becoming the place to go to. Not yet.
I hope Mike will see this and we can from a partnership where RWF is PRA's forum with Mike as a board members and running the forum only PRA would pay pro's from the company anything they want to fix it and keep it the place to go.
There are many little things happening now but until those are finished I'm not going to take time to help kill this forum. Don't tell anyone as until now I've not even told the BOD I'm not trying.