Good point.

Now, go to this site and download some videos and see how the European
youngsters see the sport there.
http://www.alpenstreckenflug.de/text...dingvideos.htm

There couldn't be more contrast.

(The files may be too big for the bandwidth challenged.)

Bill Daniels


"Stewart Kissel" wrote in
message ...
Snip 1...

At 05:30 05 December 2004, Johnwn In Burke, Va wrote:
There is only one factor which stops
gliding being as successful as Paragliding....IMAGE.


Snip 2...

The image of the average UK gliding club is being
full
of old people in wooden gliders...the image of paragliding
is young, daredevils jumping off hills. Neither image
is correct...but it's perception that matters.




Apologies to those in this picture who may feel slighted...my
intent was to post what I perceive as a fairly accurate
image of our sport...and the challenge of making this
image cool.

http://windpath.ca/news/images/dv_lgpix/2_F1030012.jpg