I did say: "a well chosen World Class Glider". Thanks for your thoughts Mike. It further confirms my views as to the movement of the sport across the economic spectrum. I'm lucky though as I am able to participate in it's last affordable days. The kids on low incomes and at todays rates?????????????????
Chris McDonnell . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Borgelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring inAustralia." <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 6 April 2005 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] World Class Glider > At 02:14 PM 6/04/05 +0930, you wrote: > >Thank you for the information Mike Sir. > >"But what do the little people do" says me pulling my forelock if I had one. > > > >Chris mc Donnell > > As I said, the "club" class is a suitable world class. These > LS1/Cirrus/Libelle/LS3/Mosquito/Mini Nimbus/PIk20 etc gliders all have > performance far greater than the PW5 and at the time when PW5's were > selling at all they were no more expensive and maybe substantially less so. > > In view of the greater performance they won't land out as often(outlandings > are expensive), might be cheaper or no more expensive to insure and can fly > cross country when the PW5 won't go anywhere due to the wind. > > Flying gliders(even their own reasonable glass glider) might be possible > for the average wage earner but competing at World level probably isn't. > What is cheaper about going os with a PW5 than going with a Std Cirrus or a > D2? Very little I think. Fares, living expenses, entry fees, tows etc will > cost the same. These are the major expenses. Add in the time off(and note > the self employed do not get time off with pay while "representing > Australia") and the time and expense to do the necessary practice. > To compete at this level you need to REALLY REALLY want to do it and it is > going to involve some compromises in the rest of your life. > > My point about the ASH25 is that there ARE lots of them despite the expense > and complication of operating them. The pilots have voted with their wallets. > > I forget who said it but it has been pointed out that to have a viable > contest scene involves a strong local and regional contest scene. How many > gliding sites see a weekend or day contest where a formal task is set and > flown and scored? This is where your "average wage earner" might have a > chnace to compete. How to fund competing at higher levels for pilots who > show they can win (not just be judged as "promising") who might not have > the financial means is for the regional and national bodies to decide. > > Mike > > Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments > phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 > fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 > cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 > Int'l + 61 429 355784 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: www.borgeltinstruments.com > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
