On May 4, 12:10*pm, Andy wrote:
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

Maybe not "I wish I was on the ground RIGHT NOW" but plenty of times
where I would think " I wish I had landed 30 minutes ago !" or had
not even taken off.

Todd