Jack wrote:
There are plenty of gliders around.

The price of new gliders affects all of us. If a significant portion of
those who would normally buy new gliders stop, then they don't sell
their old ships, which means those who would have traded up to the newer
used gliders, hold on to their older used gliders, etc., ultimately
raising the price of a smaller number of decent lower cost gliders that
end up on the market. The only relief is provided by those who stop
flying all together, essentially requiring the sport to contract to
remain viable.

Marc