Gliding near Moscow

[Bruce Hoult]

I've this week moved from NZ to Moscow for possibly a couple of years (Visa and Work Permit say 3 years, but who knows?). I'm planning trips (possibly even just weekends) to Germany/Czech/Poland/Hungary in which I might get my gliding fix.

I rented an apartment yesterday, and today I look out my window and see this:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDbzULUXIAAVHz0.jpg:large

(looking SSE from Polkovaya 20, the Kremlin is 5 km away, towards the right of the picture)

That looks worth getting a launch for. But is there any around here? That don't require a fast jet medical and endless paperwork to participate?

[Chris Rollings[_2_]]

They'll probably send you to the Gulag just for asking.

At 11:43 25 April 2015, Bruce Hoult wrote:
>I've this week moved from NZ to Moscow for possibly a couple of years
(Visa
>and Work Permit say 3 years, but who knows?). I'm planning trips
(possibly
>even just weekends) to Germany/Czech/Poland/Hungary in which I might get
my
>gliding fix.
>
>I rented an apartment yesterday, and today I look out my window and see
>this:
>
>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDbzULUXIAAVHz0.jpg:large
>
>(looking SSE from Polkovaya 20, the Kremlin is 5 km away, towards the
right
>of the picture)
>
>That looks worth getting a launch for. But is there any around here? That
>don't require a fast jet medical and endless paperwork to participate?
>

[Bob Pasker]

anyone else remember the guy who landed his plane in Red Square?


http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/the-notorious-flight-of-mathias-rust-7101888/?no-ist


On Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 9:00:06 AM UTC-4, Chris Rollings wrote:
> They'll probably send you to the Gulag just for asking.
>
> At 11:43 25 April 2015, Bruce Hoult wrote:
> >I've this week moved from NZ to Moscow for possibly a couple of years
> (Visa
> >and Work Permit say 3 years, but who knows?). I'm planning trips
> (possibly
> >even just weekends) to Germany/Czech/Poland/Hungary in which I might get
> my
> >gliding fix.
> >
> >I rented an apartment yesterday, and today I look out my window and see
> >this:
> >
> >https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDbzULUXIAAVHz0.jpg:large
> >
> >(looking SSE from Polkovaya 20, the Kremlin is 5 km away, towards the
> right
> >of the picture)
> >
> >That looks worth getting a launch for. But is there any around here? That
> >don't require a fast jet medical and endless paperwork to participate?
> >

[Sean Franke]

On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 4:43:09 AM UTC-7, Bruce Hoult wrote:
> I've this week moved from NZ to Moscow for possibly a couple of years (Visa and Work Permit say 3 years, but who knows?). I'm planning trips (possibly even just weekends) to Germany/Czech/Poland/Hungary in which I might get my gliding fix.
>
> I rented an apartment yesterday, and today I look out my window and see this:
>
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDbzULUXIAAVHz0.jpg:large
>
> (looking SSE from Polkovaya 20, the Kremlin is 5 km away, towards the right of the picture)
>
> That looks worth getting a launch for. But is there any around here? That don't require a fast jet medical and endless paperwork to participate?

Russia participates in the World Gliding Championships.

[Jonathan St. Cloud]

Russia is an amazing country covering 11 times zones and many cultures. For the person that suggested one could get sent to "the Gulag just for asking", America, you know "land of the free" has an incarceration rate of ⅓ higher than Russia.

There are gliding clubs in Russia and I have seen cloud streets covering the sky as far as you could see in any direction. Well worth checking it out.. I also remember a story in Soaring about the Russia team (three LAK 12's) getting towed to a contest by one AN-76 across several hundred miles of open ocean!

On Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 6:00:06 AM UTC-7, Chris Rollings wrote:
> They'll probably send you to the Gulag just for asking.
>
> At 11:43 25 April 2015, Bruce Hoult wrote:
> >I've this week moved from NZ to Moscow for possibly a couple of years
> (Visa
> >and Work Permit say 3 years, but who knows?). I'm planning trips
> (possibly
> >even just weekends) to Germany/Czech/Poland/Hungary in which I might get
> my
> >gliding fix.
> >
> >I rented an apartment yesterday, and today I look out my window and see
> >this:
> >
> >https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDbzULUXIAAVHz0.jpg:large
> >
> >(looking SSE from Polkovaya 20, the Kremlin is 5 km away, towards the
> right
> >of the picture)
> >
> >That looks worth getting a launch for. But is there any around here? That
> >don't require a fast jet medical and endless paperwork to participate?
> >

[Paul T[_4_]]

I minute on Google gets you:- Federation of gliding sport of Russia
https://www.facebook.com/glidingsportofrussia? Try them?

Asking a forum frequented in the majority by USA pilots gets you?

[Bruce Hoult]

On Monday, April 27, 2015 at 1:30:05 AM UTC+3, Paul T wrote:
> I minute on Google gets you:- Federation of gliding sport of Russia
> https://www.facebook.com/glidingsportofrussia? Try them?
>
> Asking a forum frequented in the majority by USA pilots gets you?

Mostly USA? really? There are plenty of Brits, Aussies, and Kiwis on here at least. And I was after personal experiences, if anyone had such.

I've been following that page on Facebook for some months and attempted to make inquiries on it, without a lot of luck.

Some others here have in fact been helpful with useful information.

[Josh Fletcher]

So what's the message Paul? That the guy is lazy and should have googled right away? The forum is frequented by Americans. So what? He's obviously looking for some insight from people who perhaps know a bit about gliding in Ru based on personal experience. To use your logic forums should not exist and one should simply "google" everything.

I am sitting in KAZAKHSTAN right now and I am reading this forum!! I guess I am just a dumb American thou, so don't ask me!

JF

[Josh Fletcher]

Josh, I flew gliders in KZ. Just outside of Uralsk. Are you in Almaty? Been flying there?

I am in Almaty, for the last 7 years.. I manage a corporate flight department out of UAAA. So I do a lot of flying out of KZ, just no gliders.. Its ashamed to, because the cloud bases are high and the mountains are beautiful!

JF

[Tony Clark[_2_]]

At 12:59 26 April 2015, Chris Rollings wrote :-

>They'll probably send you to the Gulag just for asking.
>

I realise that was 'tongue in check' humour, Chris, however, in the last
decade have found myself with a large Russian addition to to the family and
also Uk based and Moscow friends, and have found them wonderful people. A
lovely Dual Nat grandaughter, Babooshka (grandmother) visits UK and the
(late) other grandfather very high in the Russian military. We are
delighted with the outcome.

Don't forget that prior to going solo in Russia the student has to aerotow
a Blanik, edge out a couple of metres on a wing (from the rear seat) roll
forward and complete a paracute jump. A man of your calibre would no doubt
take this in his stride, but I would have serious reservations, espesially
as I consider this a totally pointless exercise (In difficult situations I
usually just jump, pull the string, and accept a broken ankle upon landing)
. . No UK pilot has ever been lost jumping from a stricken glider (which is
more than can be said of many who stayed aboard struggling with the
contols) . . therefore, the official BGA statistically based advice is . .
"If in doubt, jump" (you know it makes sense, lol).

..

[Tony Clark[_2_]]

At 12:59 26 April 2015, Chris Rollings wrote :-

>They'll probably send you to the Gulag just for asking.
>

I realise that was 'tongue in check' humour, Chris, however, in the last
decade have found myself with a large Russian addition to to the family and
also Uk based and Moscow friends, and have found them wonderful people. A
lovely Dual Nat grandaughter, Babooshka (grandmother) visits UK and the
(late) other grandfather very high in the Russian military. We are
delighted with the outcome.

Don't forget that prior to going solo in Russia the student has to aerotow
a Blanik, edge out a couple of metres on a wing (from the rear seat) roll
forward and complete a paracute jump. A man of your calibre would no doubt
take this in his stride, but I would have serious reservations, espesially
as I consider this a totally pointless exercise (In difficult situations I
usually just jump, pull the string, and accept a broken ankle upon landing)
. No UK pilot has ever been lost jumping from a stricken glider (which is
more than can be said of many who stayed aboard struggling with the
contols) . . therefore, the official BGA statistically based advice is . .
"If in doubt, jump" (you know it makes sense, lol).

..

[Tony Clark[_2_]]

At 18:52 28 April 2015, Tony Clark states :-

r,a,s only ever seems to display 50% of my submitted posts and omits many
letters, so I am going to try submitting only the remainder, to see if it
will display (before giving up on r,a,s)


Don't forget that prior to going solo in Russia the student has to aerotow
a Blanik, edge out a couple of metres on a wing (from the rear seat) roll
forward and complete a paracute jump. A man of your calibre would no doubt
take this in his stride, but I would have serious reservations, espesially
as I consider this a totally pointless exercise (In difficult situations I
usually just jump, pull the string, and accept a broken ankle upon landing)
. no pilot has ever been lost in the UK jumping from a stricken glider
(which is more than can be said of many who stayed aboard struggling with
the contols) . . therefore, the official BGA statistically based advice is
. "If in doubt, jump" (you know it makes sense, lol)

..

[Tony Clark[_2_]]

>
>28 April 2015, Tony Clark says :-

"just one last attempt at r,a,s" :-

I consider this a totally pointless exercise (In difficult situations I
usually just jump, pull the string, and accept a broken ankle upon landing)
. . no pilot in the UK has ever been lost jumping from a stricken glider
(which is more than can be said of many who stayed aboard) . . therefore,
the official BGA statistically based advice is . . "If in doubt, jump" (you
know it makes sense, lol).

..