e-Soaring

you might find this user poll on glider forum of interest.

http://www.gliderforum.com/thread-vi...d=431&posts=15

Al


"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
Excellent idea from Mark Hawkins, to publish Soaring
over the website [as an option]. But let's keep the
full picture quality. Knowing the downloads are long
is not a big problem. The savings to SSA in mailing
costs alone would be significant, and we could get
the magazine without the delivery vagaries of the Post
Office.

More and more people have high speed Internet access without tieing up
their phone line, so I'd vote for the full quality, too. I'd probably
prefer the printed magazine, but would also want a searchable CD for
each year, and especially an index on one CE that spanned all the
years. If it cost much extra to get the printed copy (say, $25+ a
year), I might opt out of the printed copy.
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Eric Greenwell
Richland, WA (USA)

Its better than no numbers which is what you currently have!!

why not register and vote yourself

Al

"Thomas F. Dixon" wrote in message
m...
Al:

I don't think that 41 responses in any way represents with any
statisticle reliability the feelings of the multiple thousands of SSA
members.

Tom Dixon
Idaho




Al" wrote in message
...
you might find this user poll on glider forum of interest.

http://www.gliderforum.com/thread-vi...d=431&posts=15

Al

In fairness, asking people who are computer savvy if they want to avail
themselves of technology is kind of a loaded questions and fails to factor
in all those who do not use a computer. It is none the less interesting to
note that what the poll does seem to show is that 95% (so far) still want
the magazine either by itself or with a CD. So this would certainly not be a
cost savings venture for SSA.

Statistically reliable - no. But one always has to start somewhere!

Ivan


"Al" wrote in message
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Its better than no numbers which is what you currently have!!

why not register and vote yourself

Al

"Thomas F. Dixon" wrote in message
m...
Al:

I don't think that 41 responses in any way represents with any
statisticle reliability the feelings of the multiple thousands of SSA
members.

Tom Dixon
Idaho




Al" wrote in message
...
you might find this user poll on glider forum of interest.

http://www.gliderforum.com/thread-vi...d=431&posts=15

Al

A significant number (2) soaring pilots of my acquaintance don't have
'puters, and probably never will. And of those of us here that have
masheens, a significant number (2) don't have fast connections, and
probably never will.

For my money ($64, I'm a Life Member, but let's not go there) a mag in
the crapper is worth two (at least) on the screen.

Except in Al's crapper, which I can easily imagine is Wired.

Then factor in the Racers, the Area Bashers, the World Guys, the 1-26
Guys, the Non-RAS Guys, plus the rest of us, and you've got yourself a
very diverse audience, a significant number (2) of whom aren't listening
anyway (and probably never will).

So go do it!

Best regards and stay positive,

Bob Johnson

Ian Cant wrote:

Excellent idea from Mark Hawkins, to publish Soaring
over the website [as an option]. But let's keep the
full picture quality. Knowing the downloads are long
is not a big problem. The savings to SSA in mailing
costs alone would be significant, and we could get
the magazine without the delivery vagaries of the Post
Office.

Except in Al's crapper, which I can easily imagine is Wired.
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Wireless ;-)

Gotta love 802.11B

Al