On Mar 27, 2:15*am, Jim Beckman wrote:
At 21:13 25 March 2011, Bruce Hoult wrote:

On Mar 26, 2:53=A0am, John Smith *wrote:
Looking at the pure acro time, glider acro is about the most expensive
acro you can buy.

Not if you have access to a decent ridge, or wave.

Acro on the ridge? *Now *that* sounds dangerous. *Not much ground
clearance.

In these parts we have several 1000 - 1500 ft ridges to choose from,
depending on the exact wind direction, and can often get to 2000 ft
above the top of the ridge and 3000+ ft above the flat ground upwind
of the ridge.

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