Jim Beckman
June 29th 07, 02:29 PM
Ian writes:
> In such places it is obviously sensible to keep landing
>places in
> mind, but I still think it's a mistake to fly directly
>over them.
> There is a strange magnetic attraction at work ...
The magnetic attraction is made stronger by the visible
presence of another glider (from the same contest)
already landed at the (non-glider) airport. I found
this to be true at the 1-26 meet in Tennessee. Then
again, the ground in general exerts a strong magnetic
attraction on a 1-26.
Jim Beckman
> In such places it is obviously sensible to keep landing
>places in
> mind, but I still think it's a mistake to fly directly
>over them.
> There is a strange magnetic attraction at work ...
The magnetic attraction is made stronger by the visible
presence of another glider (from the same contest)
already landed at the (non-glider) airport. I found
this to be true at the 1-26 meet in Tennessee. Then
again, the ground in general exerts a strong magnetic
attraction on a 1-26.
Jim Beckman