At 11:27 02 May 2015, Bruce Hoult wrote:
On Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 12:45:05 PM UTC+3, Don Johnstone wrote:
At 14:32 01 May 2015, Dan Marotta wrote:
BGA trumps the manufacturer on max dry weight of the glider, yet US
pilots are crazy, stupid, and unsafe for steering the tug with the
glider?


In a word, yes.
Just to add to your angst the only legal requirement on glider flying
in
the UK is that you must be over 14 years of age. You do not legally
need
a
medical or any form of licence to fly or instruct. Funny old world.

You don't have to belong to a club and do what the CFI says if you want
to
continue flying? The club doesn't have to be affiliated to the BGA? The
BGA
doesn't have to approve the CFI?

Correct on all counts except the last one. Legally that is. There have been
from time to time clubs which were not affiliated to the BGA who operated
quite legally with instructors and pilots who had no "official"
qualifications. Such clubs have legally appointed a CFI without reference
to the BGA so I suppose even your last count is correct.
The position on AUW occurred because, prior to EASA there was no LEGAL
requirement for registration of gliders.