I'm married, but when it comes to anything dealing
with gliders, I'm the bachelor. If I'm reading 'SOARING',
I'm a bachelor. If I'm reading RAS, as I am now, I'm
a bachelor. If I'm loading up my car with my stuff
to fly, I'm a bachelor. When I go to the field, I'm
definitely a bachelor.

So, when I go cross country or to a race, I'm definitely
a bachelor and I have to rely on other pilots to help
me. Yes, there was this one day this past summer where
my 'crew' landed out as did I. I think we got my glider
back to home base around 0530 hrs :-) on a Monday
morning and I ended up taking a day of vacation so
I could get some sleep.

So, I know there is NO WAY my wife would EVER crew
for me. NEVER. So, I have to rely on other pilots
to help and I in turn will help them. Hey, anything
for a free dinner once in a while!

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA


At 21:12 09 November 2006, Marc Ramsey wrote:
wrote:
I've been doing some reading about sailplane racing,
and it seems
pretty clear that every racer needs a crew. He needs
at least one
person who can help him ready the plane and retrieve
him when he lands
out. Now, for most guys, I'm guessing crew=wife. But
what do all the
single guys do?