Silver Distance Denied

As a newer pilot, I have found the badge pursuit process an outstanding way to continue learning after getting your license.

The increasing level of difficulty and training required at each step proved invaluable. I was really happy for all that training the first time I had to landout. (And the second and the third)

A, B, C, Bronze, and Silver done - working on Gold this year!

Lou

Way to go, Lou!

On 4/1/2015 8:43 AM, MNLou wrote:
As a newer pilot, I have found the badge pursuit process an outstanding way to continue learning after getting your license.

The increasing level of difficulty and training required at each step proved invaluable. I was really happy for all that training the first time I had to landout. (And the second and the third)

A, B, C, Bronze, and Silver done - working on Gold this year!

Lou

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Dan Marotta

True, OLC makes it easy to score by just yoyoing in a cloud street without getting out of glide of your home airport, but it is up to the pilot to decide how far to push the boundary. Here in Central California we always try to push the boundary and not just run the cloud streets, we declare minimum tasks and try to fly much further.
And for those who want true pre declared tasks there is the BHC OLC which requires pre declaration.
Many of our accomplished XC pilots never bothered to apply for badges.

Ramy

On Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 12:56:31 PM UTC-4, Ramy wrote:
True, OLC makes it easy to score by just yoyoing in a cloud street without getting out of glide of your home airport, but it is up to the pilot to decide how far to push the boundary. Here in Central California we always try to push the boundary and not just run the cloud streets, we declare minimum tasks and try to fly much further.
And for those who want true pre declared tasks there is the BHC OLC which requires pre declaration.
Many of our accomplished XC pilots never bothered to apply for badges.

Ramy

Why not do both at the same time? The paperwork is straight forward and only slightly painful.

At 16:56 01 April 2015, Ramy wrote:
True, OLC makes it easy to score by just yoyoing in a cloud street
without
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getting out of glide of your home airport, but it is up to the pilot to
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to push the boundary and not just run the cloud streets, we declare
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And for those who want true pre declared tasks there is the BHC OLC which
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equires pre declaration.=20
Many of our accomplished XC pilots never bothered to apply for badges.=20

Ramy

And if they visit Europe (and many other Countries), the lack of a Silver C
will mark them down as a "WOBBLY" and limit what they will be allowed to
fly/do.

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And if they visit Europe (and many other Countries), the lack of a Silver C
will mark them down as a "WOBBLY" and limit what they will be allowed to
fly/do.

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THAT's sort of the point I've been trying to make. Many operations
won't let you leave the immediate area of the airport unless you have at
least a Silver distance. If you have your own glider then do what you
want and have a great time.

Dan Marotta

Look at this as a blessing in disguise. In future years, you would be embarrassed having a Silver badge leg from Minden. Diamond altitude is the only badge leg a self respecting pilot would take from Minden.

Hmm, if someone shows up without a silver badge but with 500km flights documented on OLC those clubs wouldn't count that? I doubt it.

Ramy

Not in the parts of Europe I know.

Le mercredi 1 avril 2015 22:31:37 UTC+2, Dan Marotta a écrit*:
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And if they visit Europe (and many other Countries), the lack of a Silver C
will mark them down as a "WOBBLY" and limit what they will be allowed to
fly/do.
snip



THAT's sort of the point I've been trying to make.* Many operations
won't let you leave the immediate area of the airport unless you
have at least a Silver distance.* If you have your own glider then
do what you want and have a great time.





Dan Marotta

At 21:49 01 April 2015, wrote:
Look at this as a blessing in disguise. In future years, you would be
embarrassed having a Silver badge leg from Minden. Diamond altitude is
the
only badge leg a self respecting pilot would take from Minden.


I visited Minden in the 1980's and we met an Italian guy who had done his
1000km the previous week (for some reason it's always the week prior to
your visit!).

He had no badges so claimed Silver, Gold, 500km Diamond, 750Km and 1000Km
all on one flight - at that time the rules meant he could not get the
diamond goal has he had too many TP's. so he knocked off a 300km triangle
the next day to complete the set!

That impressed me ........