On Feb 10, 12:02*pm, Mike Ash wrote:

You can sleep in your glider, but you cannot fly your house. Always keep
this in mind when making financial plans.

As someone who has actually slept in his glider (my LS6, following a
spur of the moment XC flight from Phoenix to Parowan with $2 in my
wallet), I can only say that while the 6 is a wonderful sailplane, it
leaves a lot to be desired as a house.

The real reason for glider-camping was my lack of tie-down gear (and
with the 6 you really can't just use flight-line rope - nothing on the
wingtips to tie it to!) and the windy nighttime conditions. I figured
the best way to keep my glider available for the return flight the
next day was to stay in the cockpit or right next to it overnight.

And yes, I did make it back to Phoenix the next day - beautiful Cu's
the whole way.

Kirk
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