On Jun 3, 7:18*pm, wrote:

After all, he's going to be the one in trouble if he's wrong. But it

Let's tackle that statement once and for all, shall we?

Yes, there's usually only 1 guy in the cockpit of a sailplane; and if
he doesn't do a CAC and a PCC then his ass is the one most at risk.

BUT, let us not forget that there is a tow-plane on the other end of
the rope! And what about the other pilots and aircraft at the
airport? What about possible bystanders (demo ride people and their
families, for example)?

An out-of-control glider can be just as deadly to those people as it
can be to the person inside it.

And I think the lawyers would have a FIELD DAY with the issue of
responsibility, if someone on the ground got hurt as a result of an
improperly assembled glider.

I know this wasn't Ian's main point in his post - but its important to
mull this over before you think that "its OK becuase I'm the one who
will pay if I screw up". You can't be that certain.

--Noel
P.S. Contrary to popular belief, its possible to be safe AND still
have a ton of fun. Being safe doesn't mean being nasty or boring - it
just means taking 5 minutes to be responsible!