Forget Dying; Is Soaring Dead?

Jack wrote:

I think the 1-26 Association ought to open itself up to _all_ gliders
under approx. 1/25 performance -- 2-33's, your Cherokee II, everything.
Jack
#588

Jack,

I'd much rather see the PW-5's open up their contest to our brother
antique flyers, and offer to fly the PW-5's around the course with the
spoilers half open. Or make all the plastic racers promise to fly with
their gear down all day...

I like the idea of brotherhood, but the 1-26 Association has THAT name
for a reason.

And FWIW, the 1-26 Championships and "local" contests have some
difficulty with participation, in many cases for similar reasons.

My excuses are work, family, time, distance and skill (lack thereof)
for not participating in the contests. Well I guess I left out the
element that most folks are griping about on this thread: money. That
too. I can't get the scheduled time off, and it's difficult getting
the wife's company to allow her to schedule the time off.

Kudos to Tony...I'd have an easier time getting there than Graeme, but
Iowa is still a big set of vacation days to trailer to for me...so I'll
be there in spirit (especiall the beer part).

-Pete
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