Bill Gribble wrote:
I'm still very much a newbie here, having only been at this since 2003.
I don't think I'll ever take this flying thing for granted, but every so
often a thought or a phrase catches me right between the eyes and
reminds me of exactly what it is we actually do.

"...to remain aloft without power..."

Quite incredible when you stop to think about it for a second or two.

John H. Campbell writes

as the air is never absolutely calm... it is possible to use the power
of the upward trend of the air ...A better knowledge of these air
currents, so that one could keep his machine constantly in the rising
trends, would enable one to remain aloft without power much longer
than has yet been done.



I like to say we remain aloft because of gravity.
The gravity of the situation we find ourself in when we fail to remain aloft...

--
Bruce Greeff
Std Cirrus #57
I'm no-T at the address above.