[jhb] Re: PCI Breaking News
- From: "franklyn fisher" <ff006c5886@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 16:12:42 +0100
Bones
Your ideas sound good, and I think that Fred will agree, that I have the
necessary to 'break' in new pilots'
As I will soon be at a loose end shortly (cough cough), I will be able to
devote more time. Though to be fair to you, I expect to be off line, later
in the year, when I sell up and move nearer my Grand children. If I can be
of help, when I am available, please call.
I have been thinking of setting up a permanent airfield in FSX, to man
during my free time, but this would be much better done, on a common network
with FS9 users.
Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: "bones" <bones@xxxxxxx>
To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 3:52 PM
Subject: [jhb] Re: PCI Breaking News
> I do wonder how much they sell. Their prices are good but it's a tough
> market. OTOH there are probably many members now that join for the
bargains
> and never touch the online system - it's only a minor part of PCI's
> operation these days. Which brings me to another point...
>
> The response last night was fairly dismal with less than a handful of
pilots
> online. This either means you are all too busy to fly or the sessions are
> not as interesting as they once were. Either way the result is the same in
> that PCI becomes a lower priority than it once was and users are drifting
> away from the sessions.
>
> In some ways this is inevitable as the learning curve is mastered and the
> challenge diminishes. In the early days everything was new and the idea of
> flying in a "live" environment was somewhat daunting. As experience grew
and
> familiarity kicked in we became comfortable with the system - but the
> challenge (and spark of interest) slows down.
>
> We can restore the challenge in several ways but this may not be the
answer.
> We could move abroad or find more tricky airports to fly into but it
doesn't
> change the basics of the system and may not be enough to fire up
enthusiasm
> again. I would be interested to hear any ideas or suggestions that might
> give existing pilots enough of a push to join in again.
>
> I say existing pilots because the second option is to replace the
declining
> numbers with new faces. We haven't seen a lot of newcomers to PCI so I
don't
> think the system itself will ever generate a lot of interest - something I
> had hoped it would. If PCI can't attract more interest then the other
option
> is to draw people into this world by opening up JHB recruitment.
>
> JHB has been, to some extent, a closed system in recent years. With my
> withdrawal from most forums the JHB name has had less coverage than it
used
> to and this has had an impact on new members. It's not just enough to have
a
> web page - you have to make the VA known in FS circles to attract further
> curiosity. Almost all of you came from the UKScenery forum when this was
> still an FS driven list but when Magrathea shut its doors this list also
> changed - it ceased to be in the forefront of FS development.
>
> If I am to attract new pilots then my target would be those pilots who
have
> never been online before but who are too daunted by VATSIM to take that
big
> step. PCI is ideal training ground for newcomers and this should be seen
as
> a strength rather than a weakness. If I were to do this the JHB web pages
> would need an overhaul in that I would consider stripping out the old
Pilot
> Assignment pages and making the VA a totally online operation. This is
> nothing new really as the current pilot base has migrated in this
direction
> anyway.
>
> After revamping the next step would be to entice newcomers to the fold.
It's
> not an easy task but I have a few ideas up my sleeve. Now, should we
attract
> new pilots there would be some guidance needed. We all know what it was
like
> when we first plugged in - we had no idea how the system worked and we
were
> terrified of using the radio for fear of making a pig's ear of ourselves.
> Newcomers need respect rather than impatience and a lot of help from the
> rest of us. The second channel on PCI is ideal for this as we can use this
> to explain matters or generally calm a newcomer down - we end up with one
> formal channel and one informal channel and this works well.
>
> Before I set this in motion could I ask if everyone is happy with the
idea?
> First step is a JHB web site rewrite, second stage is to make it an online
> service only. Third is to get some new blood in. Fourth is your
co-operation
> in helping the newcomers.
>
> If we can swell the ranks of the users in PCI then it can only be a more
> rewarding experience for all of us.
>
> bones
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Gerry Winskill
> Sent: 10 May 2007 13:54
> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jhb] PCI Breaking News
>
>
> Oh that the news was we could use FSX, rather than what we can now buy! If
> this goes on I fear I'll be marking their postings as Spam.
>
> Gerry Winskill
>
>
>
>
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