Bob Kuykendall wrote:
Earlier, wrote:


SSA will be exhibiting gliders, with an info booth, at Oskosh this
year. That's great! But their choice is a bit surprising: "The
current plan is to exhibit two sailplanes, a Ximango to represent motor
gliders, and a Sparrowhawk for the purists." (quoted from the SSA
website).


That sounds about like what I've come to expect of the SSA.

Don't be too quick to judge: discover the situation first. Currently,
the event is being spearheaded by an eager volunteer group that is
raising money for the event. The SSA, and some of it's divisions and
affiliates are contributing money and some effort, but the majority of
the money and effort comes from the self-energizing volunteer group.

Ian Cant, an occasional poster here, is one of the leaders, and the
person I dealt with when the ASA (Auxiliary-powered Sailplane
Association) wanted to know if this effort was one we should support.
We've sent them a check (via the SSA), and hope to have at least one
self-launching sailplane there besides the Ximango, either as part of a
fly-in, or at/near the booth. The details are far from settled, and if
you are interested in influencing them, contact the lead organizers. The
contacts (Ian Cant and Anne Mongiovi) are clearly listed on the SSA site.

I urge everyone with some real interest in this event to get the details
before they post here. And note that I'm picking on Bob, not because he
is the most uninformed, but because I've met him several times and know
he is decent fellow with a sturdy ego that can withstand some gentle
chiding (I hope it's perceived that way!).

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA

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