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Old November 30th 07, 10:46 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Matt Whiting
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Default Pilots are, indeed, rare...

Jay Honeck wrote:
Well, we each get to have our own definition, but yours rules our
gliders and I definitely consider them to be flying.


How does my desire for absolute control in 3 dimensions rule out
gliders?


You don't have absolute control in the +z direction. No thermals, no
altitude gain. Even a balloon can go up and down at will. :-)

Matt