ContestID67 wrote:
On Jul 22, 9:03 pm, wrote:
Here is a strange one. Take a look at the glider over the end of runway
36 at Seminole-Lake Gliderport in Florida. The glider appears to be on
tow but there is no towing aircraft? Doesn't look like a motorglider?

I found it in Google Earth, thanks to coordinates provided
by ContestID67. There is a Google Community placemark for it
that says it's a motorglider taking off. I don't think so,
because there's no shadow of a motor, either on the top of the plane,
or on the ground. And I think it's also too high to be taking off.

The shadow of this glider on the ground does not appear to be small
enough to place the plane very high

It's not the size of the shadow that is telling, but the position.
Look at the shadows of things on the ground. It looks like early
afternoon, when shadows are almost minimal. Now take another look
at the shadow of the glider in question. The shadow is a long ways
from the plane, as compared to other shadows. This plane is a few
hundred feet up, I think. My guess is that the pilot is overflying
the airport before turning around to land.

Aside from that, this gliderport brings back memories of living
in Florida. In the winter, thousands of hawks can be seen circling
in thermals over the I-4 corridor, about 17 miles to the south of
the gliderport.

Anyway, after interpreting the directions show on the web site and
following along on Google Earth, the coordinates are;

28°24'28.93"N 81°50'16.72"W