Soaring Not Dead Everywhere

Hello Charles,
I agree with most all you shared. As for off field landing, no one here is even contemplating going anywhere. Its all just been local flying period.

As for the potential of an accident, really, do you think we should all stay home for fear of getting into a wreck in our cars or our gliders? Come on now, if we are being called to have that fear now, why not all the time? Because maybe when you have your wreck the kids school bus also is going to have a wreck and OR’s are going to be limited, etc ect ect, tou fill in the blanks of possible situations. Its not an issue of not being socially responsible, its a matter of applying informed common sense.

That being said, if I lived in the NY, NJ, or LA area, I would give a more serious thought to limited or overloaded medical facilities. We do not have that situation here.

Like I said everyone needs to make their own decision based on their circumstances. I do know one thing. If I was flying right now I damn sure wouldn’t be on here crowing about it. It’s very insensitive to the international gliding community.

I have no interest and limited knowledge of the international scene, once again my purpose is to encourage and support our domestic soaring community. And hopefully demonstrate that in certain areas guys can still do some soaring safely and socially responsibly. I sure hope most folks here can get that objective. Soaring here in the states is declining, and rather rapidly imop. I would like to help add enthusiasm where I can. This probably is the wrong forum for that, as most here are already emphatically hooked on soaring, but you never know who you might reach. Once again Charles, absolutely no offense intended at all. I appreciate you guys. As to some of the personal slanders, I ignore most of that stuff, most of the time. It comes with the internet as well as misunderstandings when one can’t speak face to face and expound ideas more fully.
Sincerely, Dan