1. Swedish Gliding 2001 71 clubs 5700 members (3000 active pilots)
400 gliders and 70 TMG
flying hours, launches and km XC
280 instructors, 70 assistant instructors and 150 technicians

2. Swedish Soaring Federation SSF
Flight safety, training and maintenance has been delegated by the CAA to SSF
Central flying school at Ålleberg
Staff:
Gliding Inspector
Assistant
Chief Flying Instructor
Chief Technical Officer
Administrator Ålleberg
two sales/administration staff

4. Flying hours/active member

10. Conclusions so far Total flying time is decreasing
Flying time per individual pilot is constant
XC flying is increasing, i e the flying quality has increased
We fail to get new members, or better, we fail to renew the membership
We are getting older!

11. The view from ”the top”:
We have realized the problem
We want to do something about it!
But
The flying/training/recruiting is done in/by the clubs

12. The view from ”the bottom”:
Middle age, socially established, time enough for gliding
Fewer pilots  better access to gliders, no launching queue etc
Promoting gliding  working instead of gliding
So, why bother, life is good!

13. Who will run your wing tip in 10 years?
One good argument
Who will run your wing tip in 10 years?

14. My view is
Gliding is done in the clubs, so we have to persuade the clubs to approach the problem
We do not have a recruiting problem, we have a leadership problem (there are too few!)
The Federation can only support the clubs, not do the work for them

15. The clubs must send more pilots to our instructor courses
It is better to do a lot of small activities than try to launch a major programme

16. Keeping members
Modernized Rikssegelflygtävlingen RST (National Gliding Competition)
RST = DMSt or Aerokurier OLC
Started in 1945, is the backbone of Swedish XC gliding
Altitude gain, distance, speed, club teams
Since 2001 only Online
Since 2001 Swedish Championship in Altitude, Distance, Speed and ”Combination”
About 400 pilots participated in 2001

17. No bonus for FAI triangles
All tasks are given the same factor
Declared Tasks: Up to 5 TPs, 20% bonus
Pilot Optimised Tasks, choose your TPs freely
Garmins OK as logger
Report within 24 hours

18. A new comp class: Sport Class
National XC week. The club whose members flies most km/member during the week wins a Volkslogger
A new comp class: Sport Class
Only speed AAT and place scoring.
Motto: Competition flying is fun!
Promote the silver, gold and diamond badges

19. Open to all Scandinavian pilots Courses
SVENOR – a series of courses organized by the Norwegian and Swedish Gliding Federations
Open to all Scandinavian pilots
Courses
One mountain flying (Norway)
Two Aerobatic (Norway and Sweden)
Two XC (Norway and Sweden)
One cloud flying (Sweden)

20. SVENOR mountain course at Vågå in 2001

21. Recruiting new members
Annual Nordic Gliding Day
”Open house” in all Nordic Gliding Clubs (May 25th 2002)
Common poster

22. The IGC Video (with Swedish speaker) is sold to the clubs at a very low price
The theoretical syllabus has been revised and reduced with 50%. All theory lessons are to be given during the flying training
Implementing a new National License (no medicals and administrated by the Federation)

23. Mini courses (”adventure courses”)
Two days, 6 flights, one year membership including subscription to our magazine
In 1999: full page advertisments in 4 of the largest daily newspapers in Sweden

24. “The clouds are looking for playfellows”