On Oct 14, 4:08 pm, jeplane wrote:
I recommend parking the Schweizers: they belong in museums!

Bringing new people to this sport and showing them a 40 years old
aircraft do nothing to promote soaring in this world of shinny ipods,
ATV's, mortorcycles etc...

PS: boy, do I expect to be lynched with this post!...:-)


Gliding is a Hobby to some and a Sport to others.

The Hobby folks like various aspects like antiques, designing and
building their own glider, building a kit,
creating a great paint job and just tooling around the sky aimlessly
at times following their inner bird like impulses.

The Sporting folks like to race, optimize their performance and the
gliders, go the farthest, highest, longest and win....its a game for
them.

I'm sure there are other kinds of gliding folks as well that just like
the social aspects , stories, events, BBQ's....etc etc

Its all good....live and let live!

Just go out and have your own kind of fun....plain and simple.

Ray