"If you are flying a glider and are able to communicate then do so"
Errr, isn't that what the BGA's letter says? Some of the posters on this thread indicated that they had a beef with the BGAs letter, whereas I think its perfectly reasonable.
You said that "I don't really get the 'soaring pilots must concentrate on a number of tasks besides staying airborne' and I was just trying to point out that simply staying airborne in a powered aircraft doesn't require any concentration at all - whereas in a sailplane it does,
The radio is a powerful tool, and I agree with the BGA in advocating its use, but "don't drop the plane to fly the mike!"
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