Two separate points, but i'll consolidate them into one post:

1) Kemp & others that film your flights: I'm a tech-savvy guy who's
put together some videos. I've shot a fair bit of little clips with
my digital camera in the cockpit; but I don't know how to rig external
cams or what reasonably-priced equipment might be available. Any of
you care to put together a buying-guide or an explanation on how to
rig the equipment on a glider? (Preferrably without degrading glider
performance too much, since some of us have simple standard-class
ships, not long wingers! *grin*)

2) I have outlined and article titled "Soaring: Just for Old Men?"
that I've been meaning to flesh out and submit to SOARING magazine.
As a young whipper-snapper in this sport (I'm 30), I have a lot of
thoughts about the problems that the current soaring community has -
especially in the USA - in reaching a younger audience. Some of it
has to do with technology and fancy stuff like what's been discussed
here; but a lot of it has to do with today's social settings and the
psychology of the generation gap between today's glider pilots in the
USA (average age being in the high 50's to low 60's), and tomorrow's
potential glider pilots (being in their teens to late 20's).

I also have some opinions about leveraging the other pilot populations
in the USA by having the SSA become a part of AOPA or EAA (at least
develop a close relationship with them)... But that's a whole other
topic. :-P For the record though, I just got a new Sporty's catalog
in the mail and have notice a small but steadily increasing number of
soaring products. I'd hate to see the established resellers get
squeezed out of the market - but the more "major" publications we can
sneak soaring into, the more it'll be "on the radar" of the 400,000+
GA pilots here in the USA. Whether or not they want to try the sport,
its good to increase awareness and coordination between powered and
silent flight! Again, its another topic for another post/thread....

Take care,

--Noel