schrieb:
Amazingly, ive done two 5 hr plus flights in my cherokee. and if any
of you have ever seen (or sat in) a Cherokee then you know that is no
small task!! I had the one that counted for my badge last year, and

I have to admit I have never seen a Cherokee - I did mine in a Ka8. I
thought that was bad. I was wearing a T-Shirt and short slacks and
sandals :-). And then the thermals took me up to about 6'000ft. Ah, and
the hole for nose release had it's floppy cover lost the weekend before.

So, 5hrs and 10mins in the cold on a ****ty wooden stool (kinda) with
almost nothing on. I had a kidney cold after that - but so what, I had
made it.

Congrats to all who still do it in old fashioned gliders.

cheers

Torsten