Not all of us have the luxary of a field large enough or under control enough to be able to use a high start or winch. For those that must share with joggers, dog walkers, kids at play and sporting teams an electric assist sailplane is the obvious and appropriate answer. To say that we should just toss the props away flies in the face of reality for many and shows either short sightedness or that you've got acres and acres of grass land as your disposal that not many are able to copy.