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- Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:59 am
- Forum: Flight-Related Topics
- Topic: Hook-in Failure discussion
- Replies: 56
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Re: Lets be careful out there folks. Lost a HG pilot.
This discussion is really reminding me of something else that even those non-pilots can relate to. I'm sure many of you are aware of the rising numbers of babies being locked in their parents cars on hot summer days. This is naturally a very painful experience for the parents when they return to the...
- Sun May 06, 2007 9:21 am
- Forum: Flight-Related Topics
- Topic: Joe Gregor Update
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1561
- Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:58 pm
- Forum: Flight-Related Topics
- Topic: UV covers for gliders
- Replies: 3
- Views: 177
- Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:59 pm
- Forum: Flight-Related Topics
- Topic: Ridgely this weekend
- Replies: 0
- Views: 117
Ridgely this weekend
I had a little bit of everything this weekend at Ridgely. Saturday afternoon I decided to go for my h3 spot landings on my Discus. My first attempt wasn't very close, I nailed the second one, on the third I was passing the spot and tried to flare hard to save it, but there was just too much energy a...
- Sun Jun 19, 2005 1:04 am
- Forum: Flight-Related Topics
- Topic: Breaking the tether [long]
- Replies: 2
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Breaking the tether [long]
I've been itching to do my first cross country flight and decided today was going to be the day. I towed up at Highland at 2:45 and cut off at 2100' since Windsor found a nice thermal for me. Of course, once I cut off it wasn't as nice as it seemed on tow, but I was able to fight with it up to 3600'...