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Old March 27th 11, 05:40 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bruce Hoult
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Default US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

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.


A fairly typical day cruising the 1500 ft high ridge 10 km NNE of our
field.

http://cs10405.vk.com/u53282174/1247...x_80699e9e.jpg

There's as likely as not to be weak wave out towards the beach too.