In article , stant2
@mindspring.com says...

The bigger problem, IMHO, is the TOTAL lack of a system in the US to
develop pilots that can compete in the Worlds succesfully. We have
great individual pilots, but no system to select and train pilots to
compete at the world level.

I don't think that is a bad thing, IF our rules promote soaring in
this country. I think that should be a higher priority than selecting
and training gliders to do well at the World level.


And our rules don't help...Since they barely correlate to what the
rest of the world uses.

I'd like to hear from Team members on how much our rules interfere
with our success, because I have the impression that the only one that
has hampered us in the past is our "no team flying" rule. This rule is
scheduled to become a World rule in a few years, if I remember
correctly.
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Eric Greenwell
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