For those who think soaring is boring
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TangoWhiskey
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I get weak in the knees when I'm up in the nosebleed section of a covered stadium and I look up and touch the rafters (I'm okay looking down, not so much up for some reason). Can't even imagine the jitters I'd get standing on the lower glider and reaching up to grab the tail of the inverted one above me. ;-)
steingar
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So you have to get out of the airplane and jump onto another airplane to make it not boring?
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Wow I'd much rather be the guy wing walking that any of the pilots of the two gliders. At least he had a chute!
BillTIZ
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bob_albertson
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Is it just coincidence that soaring and boring rhyme 
vontresc
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So Lance have you found an ASW-20 you like yet? there are several for sale on Wings and Wheels...
rottydaddy
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Yes, it is a coincidence, just like "power" and "cower".Is it just coincidence that soaring and boring rhyme
steingar
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The one time I tried, the gliding looked cool but all the waiting around for a ship was really boring.
TangoWhiskey
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rottydaddy
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I guess it depends on the location and the company. One of the things I like about our club is that it's a great excuse to hang out at the airport all day with the other airport bums.
steingar
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I guess it depends on the location and the company. One of the things I like about our club is that it's a great excuse to hang out at the airport all day with the other airport bums.
I can do that just fine without any gliders. I imagine most of us could, if we had the time.
rottydaddy
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True enough. But for me, there's little boredom when I'm waiting my turn, even if there's only a couple of club members present... people stop by, and there are always lots of transient aircraft coming in for the cheap fuel. On good soaring days, there's usually also plenty of traffic- landings to rate, airplanes to admire. And if there's nothing going on, I can watch the buzzards.
A day of mostly hanging out at the airport is like medicine for me.
steingar
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True enough. But for me, there's little boredom when I'm waiting my turn, even if there's only a couple of club members present... people stop by, and there are always lots of transient aircraft coming in for the cheap fuel. On good soaring days, there's usually also plenty of traffic- landings to rate, airplanes to admire. And if there's nothing going on, I can watch the buzzards.
What can I say, some of us have responsibilities. I'd hang out all day at the airport if I had the time.
rottydaddy
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I understand... when your time for such things is very limited, you want to fill it with more activity. Soaring doesn't really lend itself to that kind of flying, although it is possible, sometimes, to go straight from work, get in the air right away, get your ya-yas on a short flight, and make it home home for dinner with the family... especially if you have your own glider and know a tow pilot with nothing better to do.
TangoWhiskey
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For those that want to see "how it was done":
Snaggletooth
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I'm sure the two pilots had chute too...
Don't you have to have a chute if your going to pitch up or down 30 or more degrees, or bank over 60 degrees? So, the Pilot who goes inverted must have a Chute Right, or is that for Powered Aircraft only?
wby0nder
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Not only for powered aircraft. But, this stunt was flown in Europe where the rules may be different than in the US.
I'd be surprised if the pilots didn't wear chutes. No reason not to.
Snaggletooth
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I never even thought about it being in Europe. Good point.