Jim

Thanks for the prompt response!
I am an American citizen residing in Germany and just started soaring
last year here in Germany. I have always been interested in soaring and
when we moved to Germany it was easy to do. Soaring is advertised and
relatively cheap here in Germany and flying sites are all over the
place in Europe.
Our club flies from a farmer's field with a winch, this allows our
costs to be relatively low: app. 10$ a flight, including instruction.

As to the newsletter, your response was very enlightening. Now how can
I get the magazine without paying for a full membership? I would like
to keep up with soaring in the States. Also, I have seen a few issues
and really like the magazine (ignoring, or most likely not noticing the
few typo's in the otherwise great magazine!)

Bob McDowell