Sumo wrestlers and soaring

[John0714]

I am new here. Is this about gliders that are towed by airplanes etc?
I did it once when I was just a little smaller. But now I am the size of a sumo
wrestler(: Perhaps if the gliders could handle folks like us the sport might be
in better shape even if we were not:)

[elZee]

"John0714" > wrote in message
...
> I am new here. Is this about gliders that are towed by airplanes etc?
> I did it once when I was just a little smaller. But now I am the size of a sumo
> wrestler(: Perhaps if the gliders could handle folks like us the sport might be
> in better shape even if we were not:)

John,

You're not as stupid as I look! ;)

I too am built like a Sumo and would lurve to get back into gliding but alas my
AUW is far too high to ever contemplate soaring anytime in the future .. such is
my life.

elZee

[Eggert Ehmke]

(John0714) schrieb:

>I am new here. Is this about gliders that are towed by airplanes etc?

Btw, soaring is not about "gliders that are towed by airplanes". That
is just a method to get airborne. The actual soaring happens without
any engine.
Eggert

[goneill]

Isn't the HP24 being designed for 300lb cockpit weight, the prototype
is under construction at the moment.

"John0714" > wrote in message
...
> I am new here. Is this about gliders that are towed by airplanes etc?
> I did it once when I was just a little smaller. But now I am the size of a
sumo
> wrestler(: Perhaps if the gliders could handle folks like us the sport
might be
> in better shape even if we were not:)
>
>

[Nyal Williams]

At 19:42 26 April 2004, Goneill wrote:
>Isn't the HP24 being designed for 300lb cockpit weight,
>the prototype
>is under construction at the moment.

@#$%$#@$#!!! I already have to carry 40lbs of ballast.
Take a lesson from predatory birds; they don't fly
till they have burnt off the calories from the last
eating binge!


>
>'John0714' wrote in message
...
>> I am new here. Is this about gliders that are towed
>>by airplanes etc?
>> I did it once when I was just a little smaller. But
>>now I am the size of a
>sumo
>> wrestler(: Perhaps if the gliders could handle folks
>>like us the sport
>might be
>> in better shape even if we were not:)
>>
>>
>
>
>

[John0714]

>Subject: Re: Sumo wrestlers and soaring
>From: Eggert Ehmke
>Date: 4/26/2004 12:12 PM Central Standard Time
>Message-id: >
>
(John0714) schrieb:
>
>>I am new here. Is this about gliders that are towed by airplanes etc?
>
>Btw, soaring is not about "gliders that are towed by airplanes". That
>is just a method to get airborne. The actual soaring happens without
>any engine.
>Eggert
>

Its talk like that that give any hobby or discipline a bad name. If you read my
post carefully you know what I meant. I was trying to differentiate from other
forms of non standard flight. I can't even say unpowered flight because I
understand some gliders are powered these days.

[Eggert Ehmke]

(John0714) schrieb:

>>Btw, soaring is not about "gliders that are towed by airplanes". That
>>is just a method to get airborne. The actual soaring happens without
>>any engine.
>
>Its talk like that that give any hobby or discipline a bad name.

Ooops? That was clearly not my intention. Sorry if I gave room for any
misunderstandings.
Eggert

[tango4]

"Nyal Williams" > wrote in message
...
> At 19:42 26 April 2004, Goneill wrote:
> >Isn't the HP24 being designed for 300lb cockpit weight,
> >the prototype
> >is under construction at the moment.
>
> @#$%$#@$#!!! I already have to carry 40lbs of ballast.
> Take a lesson from predatory birds; they don't fly
> till they have burnt off the calories from the last
> eating binge!
>
>
Either that or they have roosts high on mountain sides so the can soar away
after mealtimes. Vultures are supposedly incapable of flapping more than
about 20 times before becoming exhausted and having to rest before trying
again, that having been said they can thermal away from 20' AGL or so.

:-)
Ian

[elZee]

"Nyal Williams" > wrote in message
...
> At 19:42 26 April 2004, Goneill wrote:
> @#$%$#@$#!!! I already have to carry 40lbs of ballast.
> Take a lesson from predatory birds; they don't fly
> till they have burnt off the calories from the last
> eating binge!

Please lets not get into a discussion about eating, dieting or any other 'weight
disorder' .. the fact remains that there are any number of people in this day and
age (for whatever reason) whose AUW well exceeds the current crop of gliders
available to go soaring in (that is _after_ we have released our powered tow
craft).

I for one would be spending a portion my hard earnt cash in the gliding community
again if only it could cope with my size. I'm not asking for help here nor am I
expecting the community to 'lay it on' for me .. I'm quite capable of looking
after myself (except perhaps for keeping my weight down ... OK?)

You never know .. with all the extra physical exercise achieved in simply pushing
aircraft around etc etc .. it would assist in actually getting fitter and even
reducing in size!! .. but if you think I'm going to spend all day at a gliding
field and watch everyone esle fly the 'gun' ships while I remain earthbound
lumpin' these machines around .. well forget it! ;)

Cheers,

elZee