On Oct 27, 8:04*am, John Smith wrote:
wrote:
Here are three examples of more risky flying WITH a parachute that I
do / have done:
2) Aerobatic flying

* 3) Glider competition

Off topic, but it makes me always wonder. To me, simple plain cross
country flying is by far the most dangerous way to operate a glider. At
least as risky as competition and certainly far more risky than
aerobatics. But as I said, off topic.

Competition IS cross country flying plus additional constrains
(gaggles, tasks, more traffic, pressure to complete the task etc etc)
how could this make it safer than plain cross country? Are you
suggesting that contest director knows more about the weather and
risks than the pilots? But I agree, this is off topic.

Ramy