It's a good point.
I had been doing my training during the week - very quiet. Then, when I was
fairly far along, I went on a weekend with good thermals and flew with a
very experienced instructor. It was a real eye-opener. Thermalling in a
gaggle (six planes) when I had always been alone. The instructor provided
good coaching about what to watch for and just told me to level out if I
felt uncomfortable. Personally, I was surprised at how close you can be, if
everyone is paying attention.
It might be tough to do at a small gliderport because you would need at
least two planes, preferably more, with roughly similar performance to stay
around each other for a while.
Wad
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"Scott" wrote in message
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This is just my idea, but I think it is a good one. I think during the
instruction before solo, a studnet should have to experience flying close
to
another plane. I'm at a quiet gliderport and all through my instruction I
cleared before release and cleared turns, but I didn't know what I was
looking for.