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Old August 16th 10, 10:27 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default How to wash your glider ...:))

On Aug 16, 3:38*pm, wrote:
On Aug 16, 3:07*pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:



On 8/16/2010 6:14 AM, 126Driver wrote:


aka ... the rite of solo pasaage at PGC ... KK


http://www.pgcsoaring.org/2010/Class...fer/splash.jpg


http://www.pgcsoaring.org/


Does anyone know where and why the seemingly bizarre custom of throwing
a bucket of water on a newly soloed glider originated? Or the just as
odd custom of cutting off the shirt tail?


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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (netto to net to email me)


- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Feb/2010" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarmhttp://tinyurl.com/yb3xywl


- "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation Mar/2004" Much of what you need to know tinyurl.com/yfs7tnz


Helps them cool off after being bathed in sweat.
Plus (most important) it gives all the rest of us a big laugh!
UH


Our latest "victim":

http://tinyurl.com/23gg9ko

Upstart kid logs a 2 hour soaring flight on first solo.... pretty
cool.

-Evan Ludeman / T8