One comment. Folks in this thread are taking the AOPA article as "Gospel". Having personally observed the (at times huge) inaccuracies in reporting Journalism, I would respectfully suggest that we let the SSA's government liaison work on this instead of doing or saying things to officials/people that could make the situation much worse for gliding. Let them research out the facts and take any action that is warranted with the appropriate officials. Yelling at people usually doesn't work well in getting necessary change and that should be the goal here.

Regards,

Craig R.