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May 25, 2021 at 10:44 AM in reply to: Incident report – Hangglider unplanned landing Regionals #12672
Radio was to aid in students DBF approach. Previous flight was uneventful but a bit short.
yep, a yugo. a naked man butt lookin yugo that you gotta look at for 30 years yugo. a yugo that F Lee Baily cant get you divorced from for any price. A yugo that no amount of lipstick or liquor can fix. I have more if you need.
If you buy a yugo, what you got? you got yourself a yugo.
April 22, 2021 at 12:08 PM in reply to: Who’s in favor of having a launch and landing clinic? #12086With a 6pm start, one would probably get 15-20 runs. Late day provides conditions that let the piloting determine the outcome, not the conditions determining the outcome. The narrative is day 1 speak that everyone has long forgotten but should hear every year. Launch and landing explained in simple terms. The purpose of each. Launching and landing is easy. Anxiety can keep you from performing the task at hand. Reps on the training hill get you out of the passenger seat and back confidently in the pilot’s seat.
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April 21, 2021 at 11:31 AM in reply to: Who’s in favor of having a launch and landing clinic? #12073The training hill sits vacant almost every evening. Judging by that, it seems pilots are satisfied with their level of competence given the consistently pilot-friendly launch and landing conditions at this site. Does it take a clinic to compel pilots to show up to better their fundamentals? Unfortunately, the answer may be yes. Ask pilots who consistently launch and land well what methods they employed to get consistency. Guess what they’ll say. Lots of practice. Grab a beginner glider and in smooth evening conditions, practice. Tim or I can gator up the hill. By late eve, the winds usually die down to almost nil and theres your low/no conditions to work in.
Side note: Had solo student launch 6pm or so. I had walked down to launch first, unhooked and got him launched. Went to grab my glider and spotted a little rattlesnake right there next to the base bar. It was coiled up and managed a little strike as I picked up the wing but he couldnt reach far enough. Warm spring weather brings out the snakes so watch your step.
Looks like someone summoned the fuzz.
The scales seem to be messed up on BLtop and BLdepth too. I do like the contrast in positive and negative values in the convergence graphic. Thank You Alan.
I remember spring flying over that area, getting low and the orange blossom fragrance wafting up with the wind. Way cool.
Heres a kmz file. actual paths curve through the waypoints.
Did the glider fare well? or farewell glider?
I think it was Maynard’s.
1 board member cannot force the rest of the board to follow. Whatever the issue is, it takes a majority to move forward and implement. (Unless you can rule by executive order, that is) Preventing motivated people from holding board positions? Really? Take a look at the USHPA board. Virtually every person there are stakeholders in the flying community. They have “skin in the game”, businesses that depend on the survival of the sport. Sometimes what seems to be a self serving action actually is beneficial to all. Knee jerk reactions, should be avoided. If you are that passionate, run for a board position. Next year.
Wouldnt that require a bylaw change?
3 strike sounds fair.
Restore mitch in a month? Maybe he can consult his thesaurus and find less offensive synonyms for his top 100 derogatory terms. I know, it wont be as fun to read, but maybe the gist of it will get through.
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