The club uses groups.io to distribute email to club members. This email list is managed by David Sherrill and Tony Verhulst.
When a member joins the club, he/she is sent an email invitation to join the GBSC main email list.
When you receive the email, click on accept the invitation then, when the groups.io page opens, click on + join this group. You are now a GBSC email member.
At this point, you can join most subgroups by clicking on the subgroup(s) of interest, then clicking on join this group. That's it!
Some subgroups are restricted and permission is required to join. However, any club member can send mail to a restricted subgroup but only that subgroup members can read it. For example, a member would send an email to the tow pilots subgroup to ask if a tow pilot is available for a mid-week operation and only the tow pilots would be notified.
The new member is requested to initially join the Business and the Talk subgroups (see descriptions below).
Club email is completely self service
- To change your display name, go to "Subscription", then "Group Profile", then "Edit Group Profile".
- To change your email address or password, click on your name at the top right, click "account", then change your information.
Subgroups available to all club members
ASW-19
Information about the ASW-19B, added to the fleet in the spring of 2022.
Business
Official and semi-official club business matters such as meeting announcements, schedule change announcements (including weather cancellations), aircraft readiness announcements, etc. Note the repeated use of the word "announcements". It is rarely appropriate to reply to a business post. Please use talk instead. We don't want members to unsubscribe from the business group because of an email flood.
Franconia Encampment
News, check lists, sign-up sheets, and procedures for the annual Franconia encampment.
GBSC WaveCamp
Subgroup for GBSC-specific discussions for the annual Mt. Washington Wave Camp, such as which club gliders will go and who will get them there. Use mwsoaring@googlegroups.com for messages of interest to all participants, including Franconia Soaring Association (FSA), Post Mills Soaring Association (PMSA), New England Soaring Association (NESA), and others.
Operations Coordinator
Subgroup for Operations Coordinator discussions.
simulator
For members interested the club's soaring simulator and/or Condor.
students
Here, instructors (principally the chief instructor) can disseminate information to students. Also students can ask questions.
Talk
General discussion group.
TEG
The Evening Group is aimed at non-certificated glider members seeking Private Pilot - Glider certificates and who are regular members of the club (not 90 day members). That said, other members are welcome when space is available.
WeekdayFlying
Subgroup for organizing all flight operations other than regularly scheduled weekend ops and Winter Flying.
WinterFlying
For those interested in the club's Winter Flying group. The club usually maintains two gliders and one tow plane on full insurance throughout the winter so that we can indulge in our passion whenever the weather looks decent.
xc
For cross-country soaring discussions, including mentoring and basic XC training.
Subgroups that are restricted
Permission is required to join the subgroups below but all club members can post.
Board
Board of Directors discussion group.
CFIG
Instructor discussion group. General membership can send email to ask questions, ask for midweek instruction, etc.
juniors
Communications for the GBSC juniors group.
New Club Web Site
Communication for bugs, comments, enhancement requests, etc about the new integrated club web site.
safety
Safety committee email group. Note that safety reports should be submitted via the club web site. Safety reports are archived here (member login required).
TowPilots
Tow pilots discussion group.
TP Maintenance
Discussion of tow plane maintenance and related topics.
welcomewagon
Used by admins for adding/removing members to the club roster and for updating existing membership records.
Changing your email delivery type
The groups.io default message delivery type is to send each individual message as it arrives. However, you can change the delivery type for each individual subgroup by clicking on "Subscription" in the left hand column and then "Settings":
