On Oct 6, 9:54*am, rlovinggood wrote:
I corrupted my "glider only" ticket about 15 years ago with a SEL
rating. *As John Smith stated, don't sell your glider too fast. *Heck,
don't sell it at all. *I agree with John about learning to fly
straight and level, buy why do such a boring thing? *Oh yea, stall
recovery. *The instructor kept insisting on adding power. *Power?
What the heck is that? *And there's another item to learn: *Fuel
quantity and how quickly it ain't there. *I was used to glider flights
of several hours in length and about forgot the little Cezzna 150/152
might get thirsty before I was ready to quit flying. *Luckily, I got
back on the ground before the engine coughed or became silent.

They cost so much to fly now that about the only time I fly an
airplane, it's every two years and with an instructor when I'm doing a
Flight Review.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

It'll also be hard to explain why you landed a Cessna on the infield
grass instead of going around when someone taxied onto your runway.