Duo Discus Rides in 2017 ?

Is anyone interested in selling Duo Discus rides next year at various stops along the competition circuit as KS and others have done over the years - either for the benefit of the US Team, SSA Juniors, another cause, or perhaps themselves?

One can never sell too many Duo Discus rides (preferably mentoring or instruction flights) in contests. It's a great sales tool for the sport and for high-performance two-place trainers in general. I think there are a number of clubs who have a handful or more members who'd like to experience this for themselves and who may have influence in steering their own Boards towards purchasing a Duo for the purpose of implementing XC dual flight instruction into their training programs and encouraging member use in regional contests. It's surely a good thing for growth and retention, and Junior Development (see Luke Szczepaniak's comments on RAS about Juniors dominating the Canadian Nationals). Moreover, we shouldn't underestimate the effect those rides had over the years in growing the 20m class.

On a personal note, one flight with Tim Welles at R3 in a Duo changed my life forever; he let me do 90% of the flying and make all my own mistakes. I left a Juniors XC Camp 11 years ago with a whole different perspective and an infectious love affair with XC soaring ever since. There's no doubt in my mind clubs should work to obtain advanced two-seaters. It will help grow the sport.

Maybe the distributors can step up and demonstrate their aircraft to the masses (especially interested racing newbies), as others have done in the past.