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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Huzo on January 08, 2024, 05:39:57 PM
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A couple of days after Christmas, 5 hr cross country.
Last weak thermal 200’/min.
Topped out @ 6,000’
Final glide 20 km.
https://youtu.be/WFTJjk31vqc?feature=shared
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Took me a moment to figure out what in the heck you were talking about. If I'm right, it's about gliders?
I guess that's good?
Tom
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Took me a moment to figure out what in the heck you were talking about. If I'm right, it's about gliders?
I guess that's good?
Tom
Yep.
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Huzo: I have a very good Guzzi friend living in northeast Italy near the Dolomites. He is also a glider pilot. Next time you go to Italy I'll set you up to meet.
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
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Talk about "Souring like a bird!" :wink:
Very cool!
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Talk about "Souring like a bird!" :wink:
Very cool!
Well…
Soaring would better, but I have soured a bit over the years.
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Very nice view of the gauges. :tongue: :grin: :laugh:
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Very nice view of the gauges. :tongue: :grin: :laugh:
Much less scary than looking out the window! The ground is so far drown!
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That is so cool. Its gotta be strange it being SOOOO quiet!!! I dont fly, but I would think that you would learn a lot, and become a better powered aircraft pilot after spending some time in a glider.
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I like gliding on the few times (as a guest of my wife's WI clan) I've had a go
I find it's similar to dinghy sailing in that it's just your skill that makes it happen
Was that from a winch launch or from an aero tug?
Winch launches play havoc with my inner ear and I immediately feel sick - but anti seasick tablets take care of that
Once I know I wont feel sick, the acceleration and steep climb from a winch launch is fun
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I like gliding on the few times (as a guest of my wife's WI clan) I've had a go
I find it's similar to dinghy sailing in that it's just your skill that makes it happen
Was that from a winch launch or from an aero tug?
Winch launches play havoc with my inner ear and I immediately feel sick - but anti seasick tablets take care of that
Once I know I wont feel sick, the acceleration and steep climb from a winch launch is fun
That was from a Piper Pawnee 260
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(https://i.ibb.co/YXbcw7Y/IMG-4600.png) (https://ibb.co/YXbcw7Y)
The instrument on the left is the ASI (airspeed indicator) @ 42 kts
To the right is the Variometer calibrated in knots (100’s of ft/min) @ 200 ft/min in the shot
Altitude is 2,750 feet
The red string is to tell you when you are flying in a co ordinated manner. It should be pointing straight back.
Yellow handle is tow release.
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That is so cool. Its gotta be strange it being SOOOO quiet!!! I dont fly, but I would think that you would learn a lot, and become a better powered aircraft pilot after spending some time in a glider.
Yep.
You do.
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Huzo: I have a very good Guzzi friend living in northeast Italy near the Dolomites. He is also a glider pilot. Next time you go to Italy I'll set you up to meet.
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
Bonus !
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Enjoyed the video.
Only rode in a glider once...very peaceful!...as are hot air ballons
Much more relaxing than my 30 minutes piloting a Robinson R22
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Loved my glider days in Canberra flying Blaniks. Also had a flight in an ES52 Kookaburra, which was a really blast of the 1950s, or even 1940s! And a Puchatcz -which was space age for me!!!