Frank was kind enough to give me this instruction last winter and it
helped me improve flying both Condor and my real glider. The cost is
well worth it, less than two tows and you'll learn about 20 tows worth
of experience.

The many articles we see about "how to grow the sport" always make me
want to comment, so here goes. The simple (and cheap) answer is to
mentor an existing glider pilot to go cross country. This is what
Frank is doing, and now with Condor it's done long distance and during
winter (perfect!).

We don't need to entice power pilots, or trade with AOPA only to get
stuck with ten pieces of junk mail per week, etc. Glider clubs lose
hundreds of members every year because these guys never get hooked on
the sport. My mentor followed me to the first turn point 35 miles
away while giving instructions what clouds to aim for and when to
cruise or S-turn a cloud (then he ditched me)......I'm now hooked for
life.

Thank you Frank (TA) and Bob (F1) for your help,
Bruce