Let's not forget that Soaring contains only articles
submitted by members. If you feel your interests are
not represented why not write something. Those interested
in contest flying are at least interested enough to
write about them. (I am not a contest pilot; too expensive.)


At 01:36 08 September 2006, wrote:
No, you are the one who don't get it. How does one
pilot flying in a
contest, or doing a badge or whatever, prevent another
pilot from
getting his kicks twirlybirding around the sky? The
ATTITUDE divide
that supposedly interferes with your enjoyment of the
sport exists in
YOUR head, not mine or anyone elses. YOU are the one
who looks at a
magazine article about Striedeck or Ittner or whoever
and imagines that
they and all their friends are looking down upon you.


5-BG wrote:
fadoodle

you wrote 'You've hit the nail on the head here.
I think this is the true source
of all the whining you hear about the two or three
pages of Soaring
typically devoted to contest related news

YOU DON'T GET IT EITHER!!!.. its not about the '2
pages' , which are actually quite a bit more than 2
pages.. but about the ATTITUDE that divides the membership.
To the extent that everything is about performance
and winning, the sport is leaving behind many, old
and WOULD BE pilots. I saw Chuck Yeager on TV the other
night flying a glider... with a safety pilot no less..
are you seriously suggesting that his ego is in danger
because he was just having fun in the air.. with CHOKE..
a safety pilot along for the ride.. No I would have
given a bunch to be that other pilot and to simply
have had the privlege of flying just for fun with
gen Yeager.
There are many 'for fun' pilots who have very expansive
'ego walls' filled with decorations and rememberances
of past exploits that make a soaring badge or second
place finish at the nationals seem almost laughable.
These pilots have left behind, long ago, the need
for constant ego stroking.
Perhaps the current situation will provide an
excuse for the ssa to reevaluate its core values and
thrust of its operations.

wrote in message
glegroups.com...

Bill Daniels wrote:

'It seems to come from people who don't care to
make an
effort to be good enough pilots to compete and
whose egos can't stand
hearing about those who can and do. '

You've hit the nail on the head here. I think this
is the true source
of all the whining you hear about the two or three
pages of Soaring
typically devoted to contest related news.

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fadoodle

you wrote 'You've hit
the nail on the head here. I think this is the true
sourceof all the
whining you hear about the two or three pages of Soaringtypically
devoted to
contest related news

YOU DON'T GET IT EITHER!!!.. its not about the '2
pages' ,
which are actually quite a bit more than 2 pages..
but about the ATTITUDE that
divides the membership. To the extent that everything
is about performance and
winning, the sport is leaving behind many, old and
WOULD BE pilots. I saw Chuck
Yeager on TV the other night flying a glider... with
a safety pilot no less..
are you seriously suggesting that his ego is in danger
because he was just
having fun in the air.. with CHOKE.. a safety pilot
along for the ride.. No I
would have given a bunch to be that other pilot and
to simply have had the
privlege of flying just for fun with gen Yeager.

There are many 'for fun' pilots who have very
expansive 'ego walls' filled with decorations and
rememberances of past exploits
that make a soaring badge or second place finish
at the
nationals seem almost laughable. These pilots have
left behind, long
ago, the need for constant ego stroking.
Perhaps the current situation will
provide an excuse for the ssa to reevaluate its core
values and thrust of its
operations.

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wrote
in message
ooglegroups.com'news:1157673698.112904.130680@ m73g2000cwd.googlegr
oups.com...Bill
Daniels wrote: 'It seems to come from people who
don't care to
make an effort to be good enough pilots to compete
and whose egos
can't stand hearing about those who can and do.
'You've hit
the nail on the head here. I think this is the
true sourceof all the
whining you hear about the two or three pages of
Soaringtypically devoted
to contest related news.

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