On Sunday, August 10, 2014 9:01:29 AM UTC-4, Kevin Brooker wrote:
Money is not the issue. People have plenty of cash to spend on

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What the sport needs is more time in a day and longer attention spans. I

stopped flying because I didn't have enough time to participate how I

enjoyed it. Soaring is a selfish activity which requires a lot of time.


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Time is a dwindling resource for many people, including me. I actively engaged in x-country years ago, when fewer work demands allowed me to take time off when conditions were ripe for a good day of soaring. In recent years, my schedule has been booked out weeks in advance, and it simply is not possible for me to get the time of in the middle of week like I use to. The same work demands have me going in on Saturdays and Sundays.

This may be an over generalization, but those who can afford this sport are generally career-successful individuals.. and many of them are experiencing the same increasing time crunch.