ShawnD

Thanks trailer. Agreed mate, let's see what happens. Remember to vote 😉

Hi Guys, Well there you have it. I wasn't happy with some of my answers but I gave it my best shot. Thank you for your feedback and guidance. If I get elected, I'll be sure to take it with me to the board. If not, well, as long as I can keep flying, all is well. 😉

Thanks for your view SkippyDiesel, but that wasn't me who said it was complicated, that was BurnieM. I'm listening to all views and have no formed opinion as yet.

SkippyDiesel, thanks for taking the time to type that out, that's a great head-start for me. All of those make sense to me, I understand what you're saying. As merely a member myself I have only the public documents available to me, so at current I have only limited idea how RAAus is progressing with these initiatives, but certainly they're worth raising (perhaps again). Between tonight and tomorrow night, I'll have limited capacity for a call, but I'm always available directly on messenger if that helps; (3) Facebook, or LinkedIn Shawn Donaldson | LinkedIn

Thanks Reynard. No problem with that. I'll learn a lot more in the lions den than outside of it. Thank you for the insight.

Hi Guys, By way of introduction, I'm Shawn Donaldson... the aforementioned 18month flexwing pilot and IT CEO... (though I've just changed companies a week ago and no longer in IT), who's applying to be on the board of RAAus. I found my way to this site while preparing for my presentation on tomorrow's live-stream. I'm VERY curious on your opinions, feedback and advice... but before all that... here's why; because I don't really fit the mold of a director for RAAus. For starters, I'm the least knowledgeable in the room when it comes to aviation and certainly when it comes to who's presenting tomorrow. I've been flying for a grand total of 18 months and that's my exposure to aviation. That said, I also come with very little 'baggage' in terms of needing to fit in, being indoctrinated into the RAAus way of doing things, having pre-conceived notions about how things should work inherent with years of experience. I think this is an advantage, not a disadvantage. The role of a director is to be curious, to poke and prod, to look deeper, to challenge the status quo. Yes, they set strategy and risk etc but they need to help the organisation look outside itself. This is what I can bring... and I don't mind asking questions others don't, or being honest about my ignorance. I read someone in this thread saying that RAAus have been filled with pilots having a go at management. I'm the opposite, I'm a career-long manager having a go at flying... and loving it. BUT, I've heard a lot of negative feedback about RAAus right from the time I started to become interested in flying, more of it can be found in here. I have fallen in love with flying and I want to help. A healthy organisation with a healthy reputation attracts and retains good people. Maybe, just maybe I can help move RAAus in that direction. So I guess my two questions to you are; 1) What do you want to see in a pitch tomorrow? What I mean by this is what would win your interest to actually tune in and what would win your vote? I don't mind being upfront and honest about that, because if I don't succeed in this first hurdle, I can't help with question 2. 2) What do you truly want to see from board members of RAAus? Don't sugar coat it. What would be the best initiatives that would serve you and thereby serve the organisation? What should they start doing that they're not? What should they stop doing? What should they keep doing because it's working well? Thanks for hearing me out, and please wish me luck for tomorrow.