<VV> Membership question -- 100% vs Not.

[Mel Francis]

Add my vote to the 100% membership column.

This necessary, indispensable change must be enacted sooner, rather than
later, for the immediate survival of the organization. It is entirely 
reasonable
and I would rather have a few chapter members upset, than suffer the loss
of the national club. Without CORSA, there won't be any cohesive
events, just a bunch of individual clubs bickering with each other,
for the notoriety of 'strongest remaining local club'....a sad state, 
considering
what we once would have had!

To paraphrase your statement, Jim......CORSA must stop giving free 
rides......

Mel Francis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Houston" <jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Eric S. Eberhard" <flash at vicsmba.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Membership question -- 100% vs Not.


> When I used to have an airplane (1943 Taylorcraft L2M) our "club" -
> Alamo Liaison Squadron - used to give rides and such during fly in
> events.  We had a waiver of liability that everyone signed before they
> got in the airplane.  A friend of mine (a lawyer) said the waivers
> weren't worth the paper they were written on because the relatives of
> the passenger didn't sign one - so, THEY could sue if something happened
> to the passenger (even if it wasn't fatal) i.e. if Joe got hurt or
> injured during the flight, he could just have his wife/kids/family sue
> me.. He also said the waivers had to be written very carefully, or else
> the passenger could sue anyway.   I took the safest and easiest route -
> I quit giving rides...
>
> Jim Houston
>