It looks like your Christmas wishes come through, to some extent. Since
yesterday, Mr. Weber has added a section to the German text, called "looking
to the future". He now talks about doing as announced for 2010, but now it
is called "buying" a new handbook for EUR 250. Then it becomes interesting:
He says that after evaluating the mass of suggestions that people have sent,
they are considering another scheme for 2011 and beyond. A kind of "offer"
where you could be Silver, Gold or Platinum member and receive services
accordingly. Silver would then be "cheap" but you would have to pay for
services, if needed.

Who knows, maybe tomorrow he will revert again. But this is better than
nothing, even if I suspect they will still try to force people to
participate.

The German text is he
http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/betreuung-d.html#Ausblick Google does a fair
(but entertaining) job of translating it.

Morale: Complaining (especially with constructive suggestions) does actually
help, now and then.

Happy Holidays!

Lars Peder
DG-600, Denmark


"Guy" wrote in message
...
I just hope Mr. Weber reads all of this...has a couple of stiff
drinks...and mellows out with a more reasonable and balanced business
model to provide support for all of the wonderful LS and DG products
that are flying in the world.

My two cents.

Guy Acheson