Eric Greenwell wrote:

Lighten up, Doug

It's a topic that I can't take lightly, Eric.

Why not conjecture that a US person or company buy out Windward
Performance? That would also free up Greg Cole for more design work.

- almost all our new gliders come from Europe now, so
we're talking about adding jobs, not losing them.

Why does it take a foreign company buyout to add jobs?

I have no issue with buying foreign-made products. I am a strong
believer in free competition and the value of a global competitive
environment.

What concerns me is the continuing decline of technical and managerial
competence in our country. We, as a country, seem to be complacent
about this. Far too few of our kids are getting technical educations.
If they do, where shall they work?

I admire people like Cole and Bob Kuykendall who boldly dare to use
their brains and technical abilities to create technically challenging
product. There are others. Just not enough.

I am not slamming those that work on auto assembly lines or who
assemble gliders and airplanes instead of designing them or managing a
company that builds them. I just prefer that future generations have a
choice. The way things are going I fear they may not.


And while it is only a fantasy that Honda would manufacture gliders
here, they will be building the Hondajet in the US.

And we're all supposed to be feeling good about that? Who designed the
jet? Who will be putting it together per their bosses instructions?
Would you prefer your kids and grandkids to be the designers or the
assemblers?

Doug Hoffman