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It's student weather!
A fellow instructor and I were just musing today that this is the
perfect weather for students. We live and fly in some of the most dynamic soaring conditions in the world, where half the year you're being battered by thermals from 11:00 am until sunset, and a good part of the rest of the year the winds and mountain wave call for experienced piloting only. But for the most part, October and November (as well as April and May) are dominated by stable air and fairly calm conditions: perfect weather to learn how to follow a tow plane and land right on the white line. Right enough, you eventually need to know how to land in a 15 knot cross wind, and if you're going to enjoy the fantastic soaring we have in Minden during the summer you need to be able to tow into (or through) 10 knot thermals. But when you're a newbie at the sport and want to learn the fundamentals it's hard to beat the conditions we have going on right now. One of our students was practising circuits today, and said just how much she appreciated not getting kicked all over on tow. That's what made us realize this is such a good time for beginners. So if you're thinking about learning how to fly gliders and want to do so in Minden, this is really the time to do it. Feel free to call if you want to discuss this further. Fred LaSor SoaringNV Minden, NV 775 782-9595 |
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It's student weather!
It's student weather when the tow plane can fly!
~ted "motorglider is an oxymoron" 2NO |
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It's student weather!
Tuno wrote:
It's student weather when the tow plane can fly! In sooo many ways.... No! :-) Tony V. |
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It's student weather!
In sooo many ways.... No! :-)
Yeah, I know, but my point is simply that training should occur in the conditions one would normally fly in. My first training flights were in bumpy conditions and it sure made for effective learning! ~ted/2NO |
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It's student weather!
Yeah, I know, but my point is simply that training should occur in the conditions one would normally fly in. My first training flights were in bumpy conditions and it sure made for effective learning!My first solo flights were in mild winter conditions which were almost always smooth. But I did my first solo cross-country in the Spring and at about 3,500 feet hit some of the worst up/downdrafts I have ever encountered to date. It was like a roller coaster ride and without my instructor sitting to my right I was somewhat worried (to say the least) and almost turned back. Anyway, my flight plan called for higher altitude which once reached was nowhere near as rough and so I continued and had a very memorable flight. In time, one will train in a variety of reasonable conditions and hopefully things like those power-on / power-off stalls and other technics one trains for gives one the confidence needed when one hits those first bumps in the road when one is newly on their own. -- Rik -- Rik Brown Message Origin: TRAVEL.com |
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