Hey, what are all those nice, fluffy, white things in the sky?
i posted another with the same kind of clouds, except they look even
better. this is one of my favorite pictures of the glider. Found the
perfect alfalfa field to land in. check it out.
Re: Most amusing land out ... When we got to the glider I got down on my knees next to the cockpit, ...Smiles all around, mysteriously a camera appeared, ... I am sure you can share this with your friends at the Sunday School... After many poses and pictures we had the glider disassembled and into ... (rec.aviation.soaring)
Re: Cloud Flying ... Sorry Jack but your dead wrong. ... should teach people why we don't penetrate clouds,...flying here in the USA. Let's be optimistic and say nobody ran into you ... How does an IFR glider make an approach, ... (rec.aviation.soaring)
Re: Australian meteorological event (looking for the name) ... nothing -- about meteorology.... It is a 'wall of clouds' which forms suddenty and discharges a violent ... Russell White, of Byron Bay, was one of two glider pilots who ... trips last several hours and can cover more than 300 kilometres.... (sci.geo.meteorology)
Re: preferrred bank angle indicator? ... it's got to be one of the lowest risks facing glider pilots.... I know more people that forgot to hook up the elevator on their ASW 20s than have been sucked into clouds.... In 5000 hours of glider flying mostly in the Western USA, I've never come close to being sucked into a cloud, as moving to one side or the other, moving out from under the cloud, opening the dive brakes, or just speeding up have always been sufficient. ... (rec.aviation.soaring)
Re: Diana-2 VH-VHZ, stranded in Australia (pic links only) ... It might as well be that the wing is not in the same position - who knows. ... The pictures I saw in the links show the prototype and #3. ... my glider and the wing appears to be in the same place as #3. ... in my previous post, being an experienced Diana 2 pilot, and familiar ... (rec.aviation.soaring)
