This is one of the biggest nonsense myths in the soaring community. It
amounts to an irrational prejudice towards power pilots who transition to
gliders.
There is considerably greater difference between, say, flying a Bonanza and
flying a Boeing 757 than flying any glider.
Gliders are incredibly easy to fly. Simply be aware of the differences.
It really amounts to attitude. (In both senses of the word.)
When flying a Bonanza, think Bonanza. When flying a King Air, think King
Air. When flying a B-757, think 757. When flying a F18, think F18. When
flying a glider, think glider. When flying a motor glider, think glider.
It can't be much simpler.

Allan

"Mark James Boyd" wrote in message
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Pete Zeugma wrote:

Ah, power planes, not gliders! Do you not think perhaps
we should be differentiating between rudder usage in
power plane, and a glider? I started flying originally
in gliders, so I dont have any bad habits from power
flying, and when I fly powered aircraft, i cant help
but fly coordinated all the time. I know that power
pilots who make the transition to gliders quite often
make fundemental errors due to the power mindset when
sat in a glider. What do you think?

Absolutely there are subtle differences that get overlooked.
Primacy is a factor here. Use of spoilers, wheel brake
not at the feet, no stall horn, can't use throttle to
descend, actually seeing adverse yaw, etc. All these
were probably much harder to learn (unlearn) than if
one started as a glider pilot first.

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