Light Aircraft Association

That mission to encourage females to fly, then, has now evolved into a simple shout, very loud, about misogyny in aviation. Any selfless part of the 'outreach' came across as 'Look at me, this is what I did' followed by 'Look at me, this is what I did but it's really hard because I'm a woman and I'm...

Apologies for dragging the Mail into this, but...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... t-row.html

Most unpleasant. Perhaps she was misquoted...

I suppose the pc response would be that birds have no need of aeroplanes. They all fly better than I do, too. Probably all of us, but I don't want to offend any skygods.

I can't make any comment on Tracey's post above as it was addressed to gentlemen. I have listened to the radio piece and was extremely disappointed that the final point made was that in the matter at issue it comes down to gender. [I've been a member for a good while now and never have I ever seen a...

According to TCT (on 5 Live today) she has contacted the LAA to try and get a meeting to get this all resolved ( "...urged them to meet with us and discuss it but all of that was blocked" ). She also says that at the award removal she was not allowed to make a defence. "At no point did anybody cont...

There's some cosmetic work to be done (not on me, beyond redemption); timing depends on other factors.

In the summer, it's 'Oh, a winter job' and in winter it's 'Must grab the flyable days' and 'Too c-cold to work on this' so this year, some determination must be found.

I am sure I'd not be flying at all now without the LAA. The costs would be way beyond me doing anything like enough to remain current, let alone feel current. I know many feel the same. It was good to spend hours in the air again today, getting away from thoughts of the AGM but I suspect not everyon...

It has damaged our reputation and made us look misogynistic . Why? I don't think it does. Sorry for repeating myself but of all the accusations that might be levelled against the organisation and the deeds mentioned, misogyny isn't one. It gets my goat. I doubt it would have been different for a ma...

Nothing I have read in the AGM Motions has made me think differently. I have just two quick points: I have read a lot of words about proxy voting, as if this was unique to the LAA (I doubt Nationwide expects all its 15 million members to turn up at the AGM) and some hints that many were not 'proper'...

Thanks for posting. A question: "The object of Stewart Jackson’s motion is to clear my name of allegations gratuitously made against me and the LAA’s name of being vindictive and misogynistic". If I am reading that correctly, you are saying that allegations have been made that the LAA is vindictive ...

I have no doubt that the Bird-in-a-Biplane had a great time flying through Africa on a journey most of us might envy but whatever we might think of T C-T and her influential chums this matter should be settled on the merits of the motion but absent the wording of the motion we cannot yet do that. P...

OK, that's the untorn jeans back in the wardrobe, then.

So if I dress up really smartly, like wot a proper pilot ought to, will you not talk to me? I need to know in advance, in order to plan my flying wardrobe....

I'm sure the board would have been much happier without any of this and are doing its best to deal with the situation. I know much time has been spent on it already, time that would have been used differently. Personally, I'm disappointed that a member who has much to say hasn't been seen, as far as...

The "old man's club of British light aviation" doesn't suggest much respect for an organisation from which she'd like to receive an award. I have never found it to be so. The one thing I have in common with T C-T is that neither of us will ever be an old man. Perhaps my perception is based more on o...