- Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:44 pm
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Last edited by Tom Benton on Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Wingspan34 wrote: Imagine you're out at the field to play a (he man) game of football, and here are these people HGing! ! ! Not so tough anymore are you? Better not to notice.
Personally, I don't go about acting superior as a HG pilot, but I do believe that many people consider "aviators" to be intimidating or arrogant. The old "brass balls" assumption. "We (HG pilots) need 'em, you ain't got 'em." At best, they will ignore you, since you're just on of those "nuts".
The truth of it all, is that only a (VERY) small percentage of human beings will ever want to try hang gliding. The best idea is to work best find these rare individuals. And THEY are the ones who walk up (upon seeing you train) and say, "How does someone start doing this?" Otherwise, we have to simply be regular human beings, and let interested people know it's not all that hard, IF they have a true interest.
Wingspan34 wrote: So who else thinks they may have some good shots that they could submit to Google Earth?I bet I can find a few
Learn to [Hang Glide](http://www.hanggliding.org/marketing/contact.php?id=52)
PilotGuy wrote:*BUMP*
Also, as far as guerrilla marketing goes, I fly on commercial airlines a lot, and I've been leaving copies of the USHPA magazine in the seat back pockets when I'm done with them. I gather up all the issues I can find that have HG cover shots and good gallery photos, and leave them in the airplanes I fly on. I've even handed a few to the pilots.
PilotGuy wrote:Holy crap we've got a sticky.C'mon now lets keep it PG-13
Can anyone supply me with some hang glider graphics / drawings to use on such a sticker?soren_ladegaard