On Nov 15, 10:32*am, More_Flaps wrote:
On Nov 15, 8:34*am, george wrote:



On Nov 14, 4:21*pm, "BT" wrote:

Why do you ask.. I am not a USAFA graduate, but I do instruct in gliders and
a retired AF Flight Officer..
so my opinion.. use of gliders for various reasons..
instill discipline in the cockpit..
it takes a team to fly gliders.. it is not a "solo" event as flying power..
instills team work.. there is no "I" in TEAM
teaches basic aerodynamics at minimal cost, with out distractions of power
plant management, more "energy management

any other contributors?

Yup.
When that fan stops glider pilots have the skills to handle the
situation.

The glider accident record says otherwise...

We've had one recently
flew into rotor
Not in our records