On Apr 7, 1:10*am, wrote:
As one who recently added single engine after 20 years of strictly
glider flying I can say that one thing you don't learn flying gliders
that they are really picky about in airplane flying is holding
altitude. *Man, I sucked at that!

Also, get a really good comfortable ANR headset like a 30-3G or Bose.
Airplanes are painfully loud!

MM

I agree with all that's been said. I "corrupted" my glider-only
ticket a few years ago with the Single Engine Land license. I too
sucked, and still do, at "holding" altitude in an airplane. Turns
around a point? Yea, I'm drifting with the wind, so what? Oh yea.
Stall recovery. Easy. Just drop the nose. POWER. ADD POWER. I
keep forgetting about the throttle. One other thing to remember:
Range. When flying the glider, the "range" is the preset task and all
the variables involved. In the airplane, there's only so much fuel in
the tanks, plus the other variables. When four and five hour flights
are somewhat "natural" in a glider, the ol' Cezzna 150/152 will be on
the ground and out of gas at four hours.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA