Folks (USA),

I did not write in my previous post that the CFIG's would intervene.
My intention was to encourage pilots request a proper and complete
Flight Review in a glider to hopefully reduce the terrible glider
accident rate. You have all read about the Soaring Safety Foundation
"First Flight" program, now in the third year. This is just one of
many methods for a conscientious pilot to achieve a higher level of
proficiency. It is part of your Continuing Education, like you may
accomplish in your profession.

The intervention I was trying to describe is between you and the pilot
who you might observe as "an accident waiting to happen."
"Intervention" does not always mean grounding someone, and you
certainly do not need to be a CFIG to intervene.

WE are our brother's (and sister's) keeper. Watch out for each other,
speak up regarding safety.
Share your knowledge of soaring and the things you have learned that
keep YOU alive such as positive control checks, collision avoidance,
"low saves", ridge running, wave safety, off-airport landing
techniques, rough weather / windy day flying, energy and risk
management.

I fly in Germany most every year and note that many of their top
pilots are also club flight instructors. It seems this is how they pay-
back their club.

Then again, YOU can be a flight instructor, or simply host safety
seminars at your club, especially if you have experience in a
particular aspect of soaring, such as aerobatics, XC / Badge / OLC
soaring, or racing.

You might consult with that lowly CFIG to develop an outline so you
communicate efficiently. Just because you fly well doesn't always
mean you can verbalize and teach the lesson -- that's what good
instructors strive to do. A quiz at the end of the seminar is a
method to test both your effectiveness and whether your audience
understood what you meant to say.

So spend some time mentoring in a class format, in addition to lead-
and-follow flying.
Sharing your knowledge may help our terrible accident rate in the
USA.

According to Bernald Smith of the SSF and OSTIV, one in every 2,000
SSA members will die while participating in soaring in 2010, based on
our accident rate in the USA in 2009. That's a horrible prediction,
and it could be the reality of 2010. Whether you care to debate the
statistics or not, it is clear we all must be proactive to reduce our
fatalities and serious injuries. Tom Knauff, the SSF and others
(including your CFIG's) have offered valid suggestions on how you can
not be that one in 2,000.