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Old May 25th 16, 05:28 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default For a non-racing glider pilot, what is the best use of a limitedsafety budget?

On Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 3:30:13 PM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:
More frequent flights,
recurrent training
Xpnder,
Flarm,
or Parachute?


One thing not mentioned by the others is a flight simulator (Condor). You could practice all sorts of emergencies with it at a very low cost. After that I would recommend more flight time and training. If you are in a club try a spot landing contest.

The rest of the gadgetry has a diminishing return on real safety and is highly dependent on what and where and how you are flying. For instance, I won't fly at Minden w/o a transponder, but Kansas might be a different story.

Tom