Morgan3820
Ejection Handle Pulled
What is the POA equivalent soaring forum?
Soaring forum
- Thread starter Morgan3820
- Start date
luvflyin
Touchdown! Greaser!
Aviation Mishaps. Lotsa engine failures there
Ted
The pilot formerly known as Twin Engine Ted
- Joined
- Oct 9, 2007
- Messages
- 30,006
- Display Name
Display name:
iFlyNothing
Paging @tonycondon @vontresc
Matthew
Touchdown! Greaser!
tonycondon
Gastons CRO (Chief Dinner Reservation Officer)
Rec.aviation.soaring is the main "forum" used by US pilots. It is not PoA equivalent though. It's Usenet, no photos, very antique interface, etc. But somehow it persists.
jssaylor2007
Pre-takeoff checklist
It persists because that is the era most of those guys are from in my experience. My local club is 70-80 year old eccentric professional types who have a huge passion for gliding.
Ghery
Touchdown! Greaser!
- Joined
- Feb 25, 2005
- Messages
- 10,944
- Location
- Olympia, Washington
- Display Name
Display name:
Ghery Pettit
With the red board shutting down a couple weeks ago another web board was formed. The Pilot's Place. They have a sub-forum for gliders - https://thepilotsplace.com/forum/index.php?forums/aircraft.29/. Check it out.
Morgan3820
Ejection Handle Pulled
Thanks all. I am seeking information on soaring in the Alps during a planned trip to Italy. I saw some YouTube videos and was entranced. I am pretty sure the Daughter would love it also. Looking for more than the 20 min tourist ride.
St Auban in southern France has an excellent reputation in the soaring community. You can get package for flying dual with a local instructor.
Centre National de Vol à Voile
Saint-Auban - Alpes de Haute Provence - France
https://www.cnvv.net/spip.php?lang=en
I have a coworker in Geneva that flies the Alps without an engine. I can ask him.
My coworker has contacts in Switzerland if you want to go further north. He also gave me this link but does not have any personal contacts there.
https://acao.it/?lang=en
tonycondon
Gastons CRO (Chief Dinner Reservation Officer)
My wife soared there a few years ago at an international meet of women glider pilots. They didn't get weather that supported flights well into the mountains but she had a great time and the scenery was amazing