SSD,
'Kipping in the bunkhouse,' 'Down on the plain at Barton'! Sounds like your story involves my gliding club. If it is, yes, things have changed - a lot. Although we still do quite a bit of running around for others, but then they run around for me as well. As someone has said, if you are time-poor but cash-rich, gliding probably isn't for you. But if the ratios are reversed it may well be. I found that once I'd got to know people I actually enjoyed being on the field, chatting to mates and helping pilots get airborne. The other day I flew for two and a half hours and it cost me £7.50 - OK, plus overheads, but its a great way to aviate.
Last edited by snapper1; 3rd June 2014 at 10:58.
Reason: Comedy spelling.