In reality partnerships work well ,I have been in a number of
syndicates and I averaged over 200 hrs a year.
The rules we used were simple, each partner had their own day "but"
if the person was not there the other/s rigged at 10:30-11:00am
if more than one of the partners was present the one with the longest
time since flown was 1st ,if the partner still had not shown up by
12:00 take the glider to the flight line and put it on the launch list.
12:30 was deadline time ,if the correct day partner still had not shown
you launched.If the correct partner arrived late he got the base radio
to put out a call and you came back to give him his turn.
Even 3 man syndicates really had few time clashes because family or
business reasons always kept interfering so with a little good will
the partnership florishes.
The comment about wanting to go with your friends is deceptive because
a performance glider just begs to be taken x/c and you find your circle of
friends just gets bigger as more of the various partnership members go
out with you.
There is one partnership variation done at a field south of me.
5 partners own 3 gliders between them.
The comments made are that virtually never does one partner come to
the airfield and not get at least one of the gliders, I think they had
ASW27 a Discus and an ASW20
gary

"Ray Lovinggood" wrote in message
...
One reason I prefer to own outright: The possible
partners in a glider ownership are my friends with
whom I want to fly. How do you reconcile this?

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
LS1-d, 'W8'

At 16:54 14 November 2004, Robertmudd1u wrote:
But reading RAS I got the impression that partnerships
are not common
in the US (hence the interest of many US pilots in
cheap - or shall I
say low-budget? - gliders). Is my impression correct?
Bye
Andreas

Andreas,
From my experience it think that is correct. Many is
the time I have talked
with pilots who wants to own a glider but can't afford
it. I mention a
partnership and they say ' Oh I could never be in a
partnership'

I am always tempted to ask then just what personality
defect they have that
will not allow them to get along with someone else
and share the fun and cost
of a flying machine.

Well thought out partnerships are a great way to lower
your flying costs and
have a glider of your choice to fly.

Robert Mudd