Sitting here on a wet morning, I fell to wondering what the answer would be if the question was asked for the first time, in the current scenario of the social environment, safety culture, etc. I think the point Is well made about kids not being too interested in the "social" aspects, but perhaps they need to be encouraged. As a 71 year old it is partly the social/co-operative aspect of gliding compared with powered flying that attracts me. Start with the objectives, and how those can be met best. But how to achieve it becomes more difficult the longer the lack of gliding continues. Volunteers will be fiendishly difficult to replace. Staff cadets will have all but disappeared. What is clearly required is strong and clearly visible leadership, and a clear understanding of how to lead and motivate volunteers, which from the outside appears to be lacking. In its absence I can, with great sadness, see the whole exercise folding.