Thread: How do we inspire pilots to truly take up cross country soaring ?
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Old August 18th 15, 07:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Tango Eight
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Default How do we inspire pilots to truly take up cross country soaring ?
On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 12:41:16 PM UTC-4, Tango Eight wrote:

It simply isn't possible to provide more encouragement than we already do.

Evan Ludeman / T8

I forgot to mention: among the inducements is a chance to go fly the White Mountains -- the only real alpine soaring to be found in the Eastern US -- with airport landing options the whole way. It's the best XC milk run in the known universe.

Easy day: http://tinyurl.com/poj7tlk

Less easy day: http://tinyurl.com/ptx3lle

But objectively, we're the weirdos. Most people don't want to do this.

Evan Ludeman / T8