Mette

Super! With me home from France I have brought 2 volumes of Harry Potter (in French) so soon I will be able to throw magic words at you in in your own language, just you wait Well, it took a little while to get ready(! ). I met some very nice people there (There you go guys, that was a compliment! ), the flights were OK, and I want to apologize to poor Roger for me threatening to land out and making him quite nervous And thank you Benj for your assistance on monday What makes you believe that I am charming? Mette

Hi guys Hope you are all home safe and sound. And Samy, CC was not all clean on monday... SeeYa Mette

"C'est plus joli que les caravanes sur nos terrains ! - plus cher aussi, peut-être -" Yep, but still cheaper than a divorce! Mette

Back to the subject, Lionel: "Le club possede plein de petite logement complet " This is very normal in Denmark (actually I am sitting in one right now). The clubs who posses cabins are in fact the most popular clubs!! (Among here is the club in Ronnede which is currently the largest club in DK). The cabins are typically 30-45 m2 with kitchen, living room and beds, but no shower or toilet due to environmental regulations. The cabins are privately owned and build, but on rented (club-)ground. The clubs who do not already posses cabins, are projecting them because it is considered to be a very important factor in attracting new members with focus on the family too! When I think about it I have not seen this phenomenon on any other airfield I have visited.....maybe that was an idea to pursue. Mette

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"try to find an independant, modern man, able to help efficiently, who loves both family and hobby's" Wauw, do they exist in France? I'll be there.... Gilles: Wellwellwell thank you then. I hate segregation too, that is why I have been boycutting pure female competition for 5 years now. I have already send my registration form to Bailleau; To bring the discussion elsewhere, maybe you can explain to me how there can be a limit to the number of participants in the French nationals, but anyone can registre to fly the parallel international competition? How do I move on from here? I think it would be most funny to be in the French nationals, as I usually say, if I have to be slaughtered it has to be by the really good guys! (Rule number 2 I have learned the hard way in gliding: Self-sarcasm is the force of the female to survive, but it is usually interpreted as weakness...:-( ) Mette

JNV: Thank you for the links, since it will be raining here tomorrow I can use the day on sociology. Lxlie: About kids: I don't know; I will let you know if I ever have some! I have been thinking the same thing, but have postponed the question some years. I don't doubt that I will keep on flying, but how will it affect my competition performances? I would love to hear other points of views on this. How many female pilots are actually reading this forum, and does any of you have kids? Oh no, now I have changed the discussion into a knitting-club...sorry guys but this is what happens when you want more girls in the sport... Guest: I am aware of the anglo-phobia on this forum (and in France in general; sorry guys, but it is true:( ); I am following the correspondance written in French and I do not expect answers in English, but it is very nice to have some. However, you (whoever you are since you do not write your name!) should recognise that the sport is not so large that you can afford to shut out people who pays interest! Why is it so bad to have an international forum? I find it interesting to follow what is going on in France... Mette (Former Danish Female Champion and junior team member, not in charge of anything )

Seriously It is flattering that everybody seems to want more girls on the airfield, so please be aware of the following fact when you try to recrute them: Girls do not start gliding because they are interested in gliding! Girls start gliding because it is a possibility to enter a man’s world and escape the intrigueing atmosphere found where there is a lot of girls, ex. Horsestables, kindergartens etc. Admit it, girls, this is why we all started. If you succeed in recruting girls: avoid that they hook up with a boyfriend until they have at least achieved their licens and gained the interest in gliding! History shows that if they find a boyfriend too soon they do not continue….. Or worse: They find a boyfriend and are suddenly no longer interesting to the boys any more and are frozen out, regardless of their talents. This has been seen so many times, at least in Scandinavia. However I am sure that this would not happen in France among the charming French men. Be aware that girls are extremely competitive. Much more than the boys, it is just hidden behind modesty and insecurity. The world lacks instructors that can see through this and shape good female sportspilots! Are you still sure you want many girls on the airfield? Mette PS I had actually written this in French (or something that is supposed to be French), but I will spare you the cramps of laughter this time and give the English version.

Please promise me that if by mistake the girls start to fly faster and longer than you, you will still see them as a bonus! It could happen..... Mette

I was wondering why it took so long for this name to come up. My club did the same thing and the DG1000 was delivered 1½ years ago. We have never regretted it! :lol: The glider is flying constantly and has won the national two-sitter championships 2003. The conclusion from the comité was that the performances of the duo and dg1000 are app. equal, but the dg is much more comfortable in both the front and the rear seat. The handling of the cockpit ballast may require a bit of thinking, but when working it is much more flexible than the ordinary lead-ballast system (front seat load may be lowered to 50 kg or so). Due to lack of hangar space we rig and derig it every flying day. It is heavy, but three men (count me out :lol: ) can do it without problems. So far we have made no damage to the gelcoat on this account. The tail battery and tailplane are motherf......., rigging of them requires a person taller than 1.70 in order to avoid funny situations (count me out once again ). At first we were worried about the high wheel, would it be annoying when have to climb into and out of the glider several times a day (winch launch in flat Denmark = many luck-less starts)? This have turned out to be no problem whatsoever! Hope that these experiences are useful to others . Best regards Mette