On May 3, 7:48*pm, "Stephen!" wrote:
If you honestly cannot think of a situation that would make you wish you
were on the ground *RIGHT NOW* perhaps it's time to re-evaluate your risk
analysis process...

For gliders that's probably true. I have several times in my 30 years
of flying gliders wished that I had a lot more altitude *RIGHT NOW*,
but I don't remember ever wishing I were on the ground *RIGHT NOW*.

Altitude solves most problems. Ground contact solves few problems and
presents many.

Andy