Looking for Reading List Suggestions

I'm a SEL pilot looking to transition to gliders. I would welcome any
suggestions as to reading/study materials. Nice way to spend the winter
waiting for the spring and start of operations at local soaring facilities.

Thanks

Chuck

Chas (removethis and xxx) wrote:
I'm a SEL pilot looking to transition to gliders. I would welcome any
suggestions as to reading/study materials. Nice way to spend the winter
waiting for the spring and start of operations at local soaring facilities.

Thanks

Chuck


Hi Chuck, try:
Soaring Flight Manual/SSA , for safety of your body
Cross-Country Soaring/Helmut Reichman, for your mind
Soaring on The Wind /Lincoln, for good of your soaring soul
Once upon a Thermal/Walters , for a great fun

rk

Where are you.. we fly year round... weekends..
http://www.lvvsa.org/Training/Training-index.htm

Take the online Wing Runners Course from the Soaring Safety Foundation
http://www.soaringsafety.org/school/wingrunner/toc.htm

BT

"Chas" unwanted_mailxxx@comcast(removethis and xxx).net wrote in message
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I'm a SEL pilot looking to transition to gliders. I would welcome any
suggestions as to reading/study materials. Nice way to spend the winter
waiting for the spring and start of operations at local soaring
facilities.

Thanks

Chuck

I have a list of books and brief comments at
http://rogersoaring.blogspot.com/2005/04/books.html

"Chas" unwanted_mailxxx@comcast(removethis and xxx).net wrote in message
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I'm a SEL pilot looking to transition to gliders. I would welcome any
suggestions as to reading/study materials. Nice way to spend the winter
waiting for the spring and start of operations at local soaring
facilities.

Thanks

Chuck

Chas

May I suggest "Winning on the Wind" by George Moffat. Think of it as
motivational reading, kinda like reading Bob Hoover or Charles
Lindberg.

Both the original and the latest edition (greatly revised) are worth
every minute spent absorbing them!

Kirk

Chas, I've found this reading list useful:
http://home.comcast.net/~verhulst/GBSC/read_lst/
And here's a very comprehensive list that I've found useful:
http://www.owp.us/Soaring.asp

-John

Chas (removethis and xxx) wrote:
I'm a SEL pilot looking to transition to gliders. I would welcome any
suggestions as to reading/study materials. Nice way to spend the winter
waiting for the spring and start of operations at local soaring facilities.

Thanks

Chuck

Located in New Jersey. Unhappily, the commute to LV is a killer
I just took a peek at the Wing Runners material. Good stuff indeed, thanks.

Thanks to everyone for the input.

Chuck

"BT" wrote in message
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Where are you.. we fly year round... weekends..
http://www.lvvsa.org/Training/Training-index.htm

Take the online Wing Runners Course from the Soaring Safety Foundation
http://www.soaringsafety.org/school/wingrunner/toc.htm

BT

"Chas" unwanted_mailxxx@comcast(removethis and xxx).net wrote in message
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I'm a SEL pilot looking to transition to gliders. I would welcome any
suggestions as to reading/study materials. Nice way to spend the winter
waiting for the spring and start of operations at local soaring
facilities.

Thanks

Chuck

I came across Tom Knauff's book "Transition to Gliders" as I was preparing
for my Commercial Glider Add-On test.
I had been studying the SSA "Soaring Flight Manual" (no longer published)
and Conway's "Joy of Soaring". While these texts are very good, my thought
was "Why didn't I know about this book when I started?" . It would have made
the transition much easier.I recommend it highly. Also-If you don't have
Wolfgang Langeweische's excellent "Stick and Rudder" it is a *must read and
re-read* book!

Enjoy!

--
Hartley Falbaum
DG800B "KF" USA



"jcarlyle" wrote in message
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Chas, I've found this reading list useful:
http://home.comcast.net/~verhulst/GBSC/read_lst/
And here's a very comprehensive list that I've found useful:
http://www.owp.us/Soaring.asp

-John

Chas (removethis and xxx) wrote:
I'm a SEL pilot looking to transition to gliders. I would welcome any
suggestions as to reading/study materials. Nice way to spend the winter
waiting for the spring and start of operations at local soaring
facilities.

Thanks

Chuck

Yo, Chuck! Yards Creek Soaring...out of Blairstown NJ....Home of
Aeroclub Albatross

We operate every day, all year long.....Don't wait for Spring! Get
your rating now and be ready for those diamond distance flights by
spring.

NJ winters are mild.....great ridge soaring all fall and winter
here....Thermals too. Last week 7000' cloud bases....

Check out our standings on the OLC.....always a front runner....One of
top ten airfields in USA....one of top ten Clubs in USA and many of our
pilots in high ranking on OLC...Check out some great flight bade on our
ridge last year and some already this year....

Stop reading and start flying!!!!

Bob Cook
CFI-Glider


Chas (removethis and xxx) wrote:
Located in New Jersey. Unhappily, the commute to LV is a killer
I just took a peek at the Wing Runners material. Good stuff indeed, thanks.

Thanks to everyone for the input.

Chuck

"BT" wrote in message
...
Where are you.. we fly year round... weekends..
http://www.lvvsa.org/Training/Training-index.htm

Take the online Wing Runners Course from the Soaring Safety Foundation
http://www.soaringsafety.org/school/wingrunner/toc.htm

BT

"Chas" unwanted_mailxxx@comcast(removethis and xxx).net wrote in message
. ..
I'm a SEL pilot looking to transition to gliders. I would welcome any
suggestions as to reading/study materials. Nice way to spend the winter
waiting for the spring and start of operations at local soaring
facilities.

Thanks

Chuck