Chris, I don't want to hog this thread but your little dig there at someone who's apparently made a phone call that rubbed you up the wrong way exemplifies the unneccesarily competitive and negative relationship that often exists between these 73 bodies.
It is a political minefield, full of delicate sensibilities that once trodden on, cause wounds that fester for decades. I'm aware that some GAAC members "don't get on" because of something that was said or done in the 1950s or 1960s. We're like a church that fragments into ever-shrinking sects, each arguing over how many angels can stand on the head of a pin, ignoring the fact that the congregation has drifted away.
You represent the glider fraternity, and make an excellent job of it. But someone needs to represent aircraft owners and pilots across the board, and nobody can do that but AOPA.
If I was a glider pilot I'd be a member of the BGA, but I'd also join AOPA.
Pat