"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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M writes:

But you're right. We have no one to blame but ourselves, because we
don't fly enough hours, and we don't attract enough new GA pilots to
join our ranks.

When the price of becoming a GA pilot is so high, and existing pilots just
say
"find a way!" when someone points this out, instead of working to lower
the
barriers, it's not surprising that so few new pilots are attracted.

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Too high? When are you going to get it? It's not that hard to find a way to
fly on the cheep.

How about $15.00 per hour to rent an aircraft. $5.00 for a winch launch (or
$12.50 for an aerotow) and instructors cost $0.00 per hour (yes $0.00 as in
free - no charge.). How is that too high? It costs more than that go hang
out in a bar.

Oh, OK, there are some hidden fees. $350 to join the club, $22 per month
dues, $64 per year for SSA dues. Still cheeper than hanging out at the bar.
Figure a hundred or two on books and other instructional material.

If you can't afford that, you can't afford to eat.

http://www.sandhillsoaring.org/ssc-welcome.htm

Oh, and gliders often have computers to play with too.

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Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
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