On 3/22/2013 10:30 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
All great advice. The only thing I would add, and this is my personal rule,
is to never fly beyone gliding distance of a landable field; it doesn't have
to be an airport. Learn your territory as you expend your horizons and have a
great time! With that rule alone, I've flown my glider across the Rocky
Mountains and never had any damage. A few exciting moments, but never any
damage.


"Bob Whelan" wrote in message
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On 3/21/2013 3:31 PM, son_of_flubber wrote:

Snip to save electrons...)

Here's a link to an old article; nothing glider related in it needs
updating, though it was written over 20 years ago.
http://soarboulder.org/stories/kissing-tips-2


"What Dan said." Careful reading of the linked article will detect he's not
the only Rocky Mountain XC pilot following that sage - "it goes without saying
(not!) - advice.

Putting it more bluntly. If Joe Glider Pilot goes beyond direct gliding
distance to the only known (key word) good field within JGP's reach, JGP is
(choose all which apply): a fool, filthy rich, woefully ignorant, no friend to
those in JGP's glider insurance pool.

WARNING!!! Dry humor may not translate well on RAS.

Bob W.