UK Pilots and OLC

RE : Does anyone know the reason why almost no postings are made on the
OLC by British pilots ? I was watching Wimbledon on TV yesterday and
noticed the great looking skies over England . . . .


I wonder if some of the tratitional British reserve (of say the 1930's)
is still embedded in the British psychology today and has a small
contributary effect to some degree? When I was a teenager in the 1950's
it was still considered "very bad form" for a chap to talk openly in
public about his achievments! It was quite ok for someone else to publish
a description of your achievements, but not you personally. That would be
looked on as 'boasting', which of course was unnaceptable among
gentlemen and considered very much "not the done thing"!

Does some of this way of thinkig still unconsciously run through the veins
of British gentlemen (which of course nearly all UK glder pilots are!)

This is of course said very much tongue-in-cheek. However, possibly . . .

On Jun 30, 4:12*pm, Tony Clark wrote:
RE : Does anyone know the reason why almost no postings are made on the
OLC by British pilots ? *I was watching Wimbledon on TV yesterday and
noticed the great looking skies over England . . . .

I wonder if some of the tratitional British reserve (of say the 1930's)
is still embedded in the British psychology today and has a small
contributary effect to some degree? When I was a teenager in the 1950's
it was still considered "very bad form" for a chap to talk openly in
public about his achievments! It was quite ok for someone else to publish
a description of your achievements, but not you personally. That would be
looked on as 'boasting', which of course was unnaceptable among
gentlemen and considered very much "not the done thing"!

Does some of this way of thinkig still unconsciously run through the veins
of British gentlemen (which of course nearly all UK glder pilots are!)

This is of course said very much tongue-in-cheek. However, possibly . . .

Speaking as an English gentleman, I post to the BGA Ladder because
that's how my club has always decided the end-of-year awards and
trophies which we typically celebrate in a quiet and reserved manner.
I have yet to win one of these trophies, but that isn't boasting so I
can tell you about it.

On a daily basis it is very common to spend some time at the end of
the flying activities commiserating with those that under achieved in
some way. A typical exchange would be :-

Gentleman Pilot #1 : Golly, I struggled a bit near Ely.
Gentleman Pilot #2 : Oh your poor chap, when I passed there it all
seemed to be working fine. It must have recycled by the time I got
there.

Notice that the possibilities that Pilot #1 goofed up or perhaps was
so far behind Pilot #2 that the day was over by then are not directly
introduced to the conversation and at no time does Pilot #2 suggest
his skills are better than Pilot #1.

As for the skies over Wimbledon, well they are always great looking
because they fall within one of the chunks of sky that UK glider
pilots are not allowed to play in.

And if I were not a gentleman, I would draw your attention to
http://www.fai.org/gliding/rankings/CountryScores.php

Martin

By Jove!!

Look at the countries below Ireland! Spain and Portugal both below the
Republic!! Just goes to show that if you can fly in Ireland, when you go
abroad to fly it mst seem too easy! (you could say the same for the UK).
The old adage of ' Train hard, fight easy' seems to be true again.

On another point with regards to the rankings, is it done on your
nationality or country of perminant residence? (being a ex-pat in Eire).

By Jove!!

Look at the countries below Ireland! Spain and Portugal both below the
Republic!! Just goes to show that if you can fly in Ireland, when you go
abroad to fly it mst seem too easy! (you could say the same for the UK).
The old adage of ' Train hard, fight easy' seems to be true again.

On another point with regards to the rankings, is it done on your
nationality or country of perminant residence? (being a ex-pat in Eire).