Well, then...Â* You'll need one or more old fart partners because there
are only two days in a weekend. :-D

Signed,
Dan (an old fart)

On 9/24/2020 6:59 AM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Dave Walsh wrote on 9/24/2020 5:11 AM:
You won't need tow planes or winches when everyone has an electric self
launch: everyone just has to get a lot richer.
It's not a problem, our politicians have it all under control, look
at how

well we Europeans are doing with Brexit & Covid.....
And, yes, it's raining.

There is an alternative to getting a lot richer: clubs and
partnerships. With just two people in a partnership, your purchase
cost is one half, and you no longer have to support a tow plane or pay
tow fees. If you can fly near your home, you can avoid travel and
motel costs, too. The partners can fly whenever their schedule and the
weather permit, and even take advantage of marginal soaring conditions
without the inconvenience or expense of a retrieve, so the utilization
of the glider is higher than a towed glider.

So, instead of "a lot richer", you only have to be "modestly richer",
and with three owners of a glider, maybe not even richer at all,
especially as the used market for FES gliders increases in the next
few years. A club might find an FES glider a good value, particularly
if they want to encourage cross-country soaring.


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Dan, 5J