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riding out to the end of the runway was fun, especially in cold weather. The noise was painful. potentially running out of fuel was a scary proposition. Expecting the engine to quit any minute was unnerving. the concept of a go-around still hasn't sunk in.

Thats wacked! I guess smoking jackets are worth more than flight jackets

I think I'll work on controlling the things I CAN control and worry about the things I can't.

easy to turn the vario off. Most of the gliders I've flown don't even have an audio indicator. As for running down the rocks like that. Do-able but quite a bit more risky than most soaring operations. Context, conditions, and experience make all the difference. Worth it?

Glider pilots dont need no propeller to run a wife off, trust me.

This leaves me, a perfectly healthy, athletic, middle aged male with family history and some mild BP and cholesterol risk factors, feeling like I'm walking around with a loaded gun to my head.

Thanks Dave

OUTSTANDING!

Thanks a lot Rollie. You're too nice. I'm pretty sure I didn't tell you your trees were a mess and needed a lot of fixing up. I mainly agreed with you that they were a bit shaggy and you could use some head room. I did a little preventative pruning on that one over the house and that might...

And another Holy Crap!

I been reading on some oil industry blog that if they dont plug it BELOW the damage the leaking oil is going to keep eroding the rock around the casing till the entire sea bed around the well is gushing oil. That could be quite exciting.

What were you thinking?! Too much time out in the sun, under a glider canopy

Joe is one of the greatest pilot hero's ever. I traded email with him once and he was very nice and quite inspiring.

winning a gliding contest is an amazing achievement. It's not a regular sort of race like people think. Just getting everything READY for a gliding contest is more than most people could ever handle. Placing high enough every day to actually win one is really something. Nice work man!

The film Nukes in Space is fascinating

Yea! For gods sake how in the world are we supposed to make an intelligent purchase without accurate information?

Is the Sierra supposed to have the same ANR as the Zulu? I compared Tonys Zulu with my 30-3G in my airplane and the Zulu was amazing in terms of noise redux

Burt Compton (left) Tony Condon (right) over Marfa TX Photo by Chris Uhl

But I would ask of the original OP... why semi-annual stress tests? Isn't one enough if you are fit? Things can change and being an athlete is no guarantee you cant have heart disease. As I stated in the original post, I have borderline high BP, high cholesterol (if untreated) and I'm...