On Jan 5, 11:22*pm, "
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Also, I think (WAO) that users who learn from a winch feel much more
comfortable and may be safer when flying low i.e. "scratching around
low" as they spent their first 50 flights mostly below 1000 feet. And
of course they must learn to thermal away from this height to be able
to fly longer. You will always remember your first climb out in a
thermal you accomplish, maybe better that your solo. I can certainly
remember mine :`)
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Hope the snip is right...

How happy one is low down surely depends on what kind of site one learnt
at? If it's a ridge site then no, when the ridge(s) is/are working, one
launches, heads for the ridge and goes soaring, possibly just ridge
soaring or possibly as a prelude to thermal and/or wave soaring.

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