On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:33:04 AM UTC-7, gotovkotzepkoi wrote:

Let's face it gentlemen: The sport in is decline, in the US in

particular. You need to breed testosterone fueled young blood glider

pilots. How do you expect a geriatric population of pilots who discuss

how to hoist each other out of cockpits with mini cranes to kick ass

against the likes of the Supermenschen of the 4th Reich - where every

village has a glider club with cheap winch launches and hot gliders (no

Schweizer museum relics!)?

Except your racist answer doesn't exactly explain the French, British, Polish, and South African pilots, among others, who were also at the top. Although I tend to agree about the museum relics...

Kirk