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FYI, a flight in a 2-33 with tow to 3000 feet is some 20 minutes. So 9 flights.
 
For anybody interested, I just discovered that there's a new glider operation not far from me-- in Superior, AZ. Winch launches instead of aerotows.

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brcase said:
That would Suck if we only logged flights. My annual average for glider flights is usually 4 hours per flight. Frequently logging as much as 6 to 8 hours per flight. I tend to do about 80-100hrs of glider flying per year.

I suspect what he means is that for the rating, they only count flights. i.e. they require 10 (or 20) solo flights. Which means on my 1st solo when I got off tow and climbed to 11,000ft just under cloud base. I was thinking ok now what. I still need 9 more solo flights, But I could have flown the rest of the afternoon. So I pulled the spoilers landed and did it again.

I tend to be a horrible glider instructor (maybe a better soaring instructor) because when we get off tow and find lift I have a hard time not teaching them how to climb, making what should be a 6 minute flight into a hour+ flight, with other students waiting on the ground for their turn. Or the person I am flying with still needing TO and land practice

Brian
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My instructor was that way. Only worse, he wasn’t letting me fly because I wasn’t good at staying in the thermals. So he wasn’t a great soaring instructor either, since I didn’t get much practice with him assisting verbally.
 
flibmeister said:
For anybody interested, I just discovered that there's a new glider operation not far from me-- in Superior, AZ. Winch launches instead of aerotows.

superiorsoaring.com

Superior Soaring - Glider Training and Flights- Arizona

Book Your Glider Ride Now! Now Offering Fixed Pricing! Learn More! Experience Flight At Superior Soaring Located in Superior, Arizona Superior isn’t just our name. The word also describes the quality of experience we deliver when you fly with us. Whether you bring your own glider of fly in one...
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That is a beautiful winch... I met with them during the SSA Convention in Reno a couple of years back.
 
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