On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 6:26:08 AM UTC-7, Bill D wrote:



Another poster nailed it when he suggested that most airports and glider operations in the US are simply not nice places to hang out.


"Another poster nailed it when he suggested that most airports and glider operations in the US are simply not nice places to hang out."

Think about that when Minden is proposed as the national gliding center. While I'm sure a lovely place to live, it isn't listed in Conde Naste as one of the ten top destination resorts.....

Another difference between the US and Europe: In most European countries the National Gliding center is less than a days drive away, because the whole country is less than a days drive across. Not true in the US.