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Old January 10th 18, 06:52 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Tim Newport-Peace[_4_]
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At 17:49 10 January 2018, wrote:
I wonder how much of the adventure has been taken out of soaring by the
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e of sustainer systems. The andrenalin of a low save and making it home

is
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lost knowing that you can always just pop out the engine. It's opened up
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w areas to fly safely - but is it really the same? How many of the

+1000km
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flights we are seeing now everyday on OLC would be taking place with out
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stainer equipped sailplanes?

And the andrenalin level if it doesn't start?