On Jul 3, 7:58*am, Mike Ash wrote:

. However, you can never be 100%
sure, and sometimes you end up in a strange field far from home despite
all your preparation. (Sometimes you do it on purpose, of course.)

Heck, this happens in power flight. LOL. Unforecasted IMC for a VFR
pilot would be the prime example.

But overall your point is correct; weather is highly variable, and if
you don't check it beforehand, your flight will probably not be very fun
or very long.

I think this would be consistent no matter what you fly whether it be
glider or power flight.

I really think the luck factor is very minimal in a properly prepared
flight myself. Maybe bad luck, but day like today in MS and temps in
the 90's, severe clear, can't imagine no lift conditions.

Little update on my gliding arena.

Club is flying today and I am hoping to get a lesson in. Downside to
student status is you need two two pilots on hand so I emailed my
instructor to see if it's a good day for lessons.

Haven't heard from him yet. Club is breaking off from Pisgah and
moving to Woodbridge. Talk about convenient as it's only 4 miles from
my house. You can bet once I go solo, they will see me every Friday
they fly. (my self appointed flying day).

Club looking into buying either 2 single seat gliders or a tandem.
They have 1 PW and the Blanick now. Anticipated growth is very
surprising to me.