Earlier, "Glen" wrote (full post with headers at bottom):

Last year about 10% went home with damaged gliders, from
what I heard not much organization, too busy going to the
bank.

In no particular order:

* More likely everyone who opened their trailer went home with a "damaged" glider. Scratches and dings are a fact of life.

* There is no sector of soaring with much "going to the bank." The majority of our sport is subsidized by near-symbiotic relationships.

* Care to tell us who you "heard" this from?

Thanks, Bob K.



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On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 12:02:06 AM UTC-4, 2G wrote:
I recently learned that Bruno has increased the number of gliders for the=
Nephi, UT event to 80. That's right, eight zero. IMHO, that is too many, e=
ven if FLARM is mandated. There will be pilots there from virtually zero cr=
oss country time to seasoned racers. They may be lulled into a false sense =
of complacency until a storm forces the entire field back to the airport at=
once, creating chaos. I get the bad feeling that this number will keep inc=
reasing - or stay the same - until there is a fatality.

Last year about 10% went home with damaged gliders, from what I heard not m=
uch organization, too busy going to the bank.