GFA Member Strategy Survey 2017

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* 1. some demographics.

	male	female
Please indicate your gender	Please indicate your gender male	Please indicate your gender female

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* 2. More demographics

	15-25	26-35	36-45	46-55	56-65	66-75	75+
your age	your age 15-25	your age 26-35	your age 36-45	your age 46-55	your age 56-65	your age 66-75	your age 75+

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* 3. your gliding experience (one or more answers)

In training

GPC

AEI

Instructor

Coach

Airworthiness inspector

Club or region committee member

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* 4. I believe that it is important for GFA to:

	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
maintain and extend member's freedom to fly	maintain and extend member's freedom to fly strongly agree	maintain and extend member's freedom to fly agree	maintain and extend member's freedom to fly neutral	maintain and extend member's freedom to fly disagree	maintain and extend member's freedom to fly strongly disagree
foster a culture of safety and risk management	foster a culture of safety and risk management strongly agree	foster a culture of safety and risk management agree	foster a culture of safety and risk management neutral	foster a culture of safety and risk management disagree	foster a culture of safety and risk management strongly disagree
maximise participation, promote and develop the sport	maximise participation, promote and develop the sport strongly agree	maximise participation, promote and develop the sport agree	maximise participation, promote and develop the sport neutral	maximise participation, promote and develop the sport disagree	maximise participation, promote and develop the sport strongly disagree
foster excellence in training, sport, technical expertise and international participation	foster excellence in training, sport, technical expertise and international participation strongly agree	foster excellence in training, sport, technical expertise and international participation agree	foster excellence in training, sport, technical expertise and international participation neutral	foster excellence in training, sport, technical expertise and international participation disagree	foster excellence in training, sport, technical expertise and international participation strongly disagree
provide services to members, clubs & regions whilst optimising voluntary effort	provide services to members, clubs & regions whilst optimising voluntary effort strongly agree	provide services to members, clubs & regions whilst optimising voluntary effort agree	provide services to members, clubs & regions whilst optimising voluntary effort neutral	provide services to members, clubs & regions whilst optimising voluntary effort disagree	provide services to members, clubs & regions whilst optimising voluntary effort strongly disagree

what other focus area should be considered?

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* 5. I regularly receive valuable information and quality support from

	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
My Club	My Club strongly agree	My Club agree	My Club neutral	My Club disagree	My Club strongly disagree
My Regional Association	My Regional Association strongly agree	My Regional Association agree	My Regional Association neutral	My Regional Association disagree	My Regional Association strongly disagree
GFA department, office, staff	GFA department, office, staff strongly agree	GFA department, office, staff agree	GFA department, office, staff neutral	GFA department, office, staff disagree	GFA department, office, staff strongly disagree
Fellow glider pilots	Fellow glider pilots strongly agree	Fellow glider pilots agree	Fellow glider pilots neutral	Fellow glider pilots disagree	Fellow glider pilots strongly disagree

What would help you get more valuable information and support? (please specify)

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* 6. Member attraction and retention is important for growing the membership of GFA. If we are to effectively grow the GFA, what areas should the Board focus on. Please Rank the following options from 1 to 7

Individual pilot freedom and responsibility

The GFA Club system

Our Safety culture

Supporting Air Force Cadets and other youth organisations

Introducing more women to the sport

Reducing costs

Mateship and having fun

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* 7. I am clear of the steps and am well supported in order to :

	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
Set and achieve my personal flying goals	Set and achieve my personal flying goals strongly agree	Set and achieve my personal flying goals agree	Set and achieve my personal flying goals neutral	Set and achieve my personal flying goals disagree	Set and achieve my personal flying goals strongly disagree
Progress to become an instructor	Progress to become an instructor strongly agree	Progress to become an instructor agree	Progress to become an instructor neutral	Progress to become an instructor disagree	Progress to become an instructor strongly disagree
Develop skills to be a sports coach	Develop skills to be a sports coach strongly agree	Develop skills to be a sports coach agree	Develop skills to be a sports coach neutral	Develop skills to be a sports coach disagree	Develop skills to be a sports coach strongly disagree
Become an airworthiness inspector	Become an airworthiness inspector strongly agree	Become an airworthiness inspector agree	Become an airworthiness inspector neutral	Become an airworthiness inspector disagree	Become an airworthiness inspector strongly disagree
Improve my performance flying results	Improve my performance flying results strongly agree	Improve my performance flying results agree	Improve my performance flying results neutral	Improve my performance flying results disagree	Improve my performance flying results strongly disagree

What barriers do you face with these progression opportunities?

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* 8. Our club based system provides a number of valuable roles. How effective are clubs in each of the following areas?

	Excellent	Good	Average	Poor	Very bad
Training new pilots	Training new pilots Excellent	Training new pilots Good	Training new pilots Average	Training new pilots Poor	Training new pilots Very bad
The social atmosphere of gliding	The social atmosphere of gliding Excellent	The social atmosphere of gliding Good	The social atmosphere of gliding Average	The social atmosphere of gliding Poor	The social atmosphere of gliding Very bad
Supporting solo pilots	Supporting solo pilots Excellent	Supporting solo pilots Good	Supporting solo pilots Average	Supporting solo pilots Poor	Supporting solo pilots Very bad
Supporting private owners	Supporting private owners Excellent	Supporting private owners Good	Supporting private owners Average	Supporting private owners Poor	Supporting private owners Very bad
Providing maintenance advice and support	Providing maintenance advice and support Excellent	Providing maintenance advice and support Good	Providing maintenance advice and support Average	Providing maintenance advice and support Poor	Providing maintenance advice and support Very bad

Where you have indicated Average, Poor or Bad, please state what alternative approach or change would achieve a better result.

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* 9. How do you rate the quality of our training/educational processes in each of the following areas?

	very good	good	adequate	poor	very poor
Instruction of new pilots	Instruction of new pilots very good	Instruction of new pilots good	Instruction of new pilots adequate	Instruction of new pilots poor	Instruction of new pilots very poor
Coaching	Coaching very good	Coaching good	Coaching adequate	Coaching poor	Coaching very poor
Airworthiness training	Airworthiness training very good	Airworthiness training good	Airworthiness training adequate	Airworthiness training poor	Airworthiness training very poor

How could we improve the quality of this training?

GFA Member Strategy Survey 2017

We need your help

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* 1. some demographics.

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* 2. More demographics

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* 3. your gliding experience (one or more answers)

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* 4. I believe that it is important for GFA to:

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* 5. I regularly receive valuable information and quality support from

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* 6. Member attraction and retention is important for growing the membership of GFA. If we are to effectively grow the GFA, what areas should the Board focus on. Please Rank the following options from 1 to 7

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* 7. I am clear of the steps and am well supported in order to :

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* 8. Our club based system provides a number of valuable roles. How effective are clubs in each of the following areas?

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* 9. How do you rate the quality of our training/educational processes in each of the following areas?

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* 10. What three suggestions would you recommend to the GFA Board in order to improve our sport?

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* 11. Please add any other comments or suggestions or questions for the GFA Board to consider.