Sylmar Hang Gliding Association

Friends, Romans, countrymen, pilots, I post here today to make my concession speech in the race for SHGA presidency. I ran a spirited campaign, brought forth the issues I believed were of most importance, inspired debate, and motivated an electorate. An excellent man and a model pilot was elected an...

Well today is the final day to get your ballot in, not Tuesday. What was I thinking; it must have been the 5 different types of chocolate I ate at the holiday desert table. I make a special thanks to Freddy Wagner for his organization of the Holiday Party. I flew with Freddy at Big Sur where he top ...

Hello all, First I would like to make a plea. At our annual holiday party last night we had a wonderful roast of Rome and an exceptional multimedia high-resolution hang gliding experience. But an exit poll of attending pilots applause by loudness for each candidate showed me a slight disadvantage. S...

I attended the board candidate initiation meeting last night along with candidate Chris Wolters for 3 1/2 hours and we discussed the entire historic background and all vital current issues and strategies, along with some good flying stories. JBBenson has critical concerns with the various launch acc...

Awaremess marketing (that's what you're talking about) costs money. A LOT of money for it to be effective and penetrate to the degree you're talking about. Do you have a proposed budget? Specific marketing plan? The plan is under development. We need to maintain a cash reserve to handle the unexpec...

I need your Vote! and we need Your Ideas, good or bad. Preliminary Beach Marketing Idea: Gamera mascot (Idea from Chris Wolters imdb.com resume) - Gamera is terrorizing Sylmar, destroying cell phone towers and windsocks, we need pilots to come help fight off the menace. - People riding by the beach ...

Why specifically is declining SHGA membership a bad thing? You'r jumping the gun. My third phase to be implemented in my second term would seek to reduce the excessive membership by raising fees and requiring target landing demonstrations. Seriously, there are reasons for and against. Overcrowding ...

Doug Said Here is my plan. 1) Add and additional 42 storage containers 2) Eliminate the $100 initiation fee. 3) Reduce the yearly membership fee from $60 to $40. 4) Increase and modernize the SHGA and flight schools marketing campaigns including the internet/youtube. 5) Handsome Christmas or quarte...

Doug Martens throws in 11th hour bid for SHGA write-in President. I know both of the candidates and are fine gentlemen but neither has an action plan but I do. The SHGA membership has dwindled from about 250 to 150 and we need to take measures to stop the slide. If the SGHA was Ford or GM there woul...