In article , BobW
wrote:


Having an active imagination probably helps, too. You don't need to be on a
contest final glide to imagine what it'll be like on ANY dodgy final glide to
'suddenly' find yourself out of all chances of getting home, out of ideas,
over dodgy terrain with 'precious little' altitude and minimal kinetic
energy.

Hah, an active imagination is exactly why I quit riding motorcycles
after age 25.