Joseph L. Hyde wrote:
At our recent pre-season safety meeting it was
brought to our attention that the FAA's glider flying handbook is
available
for download for free in PDF format.


Free is nice but it is too bad the handbook is so full of errors and
mis-information. Who ever had the final editing responsibility failed
totally.

Can you believe an official FAA publication shows tow rings attached to
tow ropes with knots? Where in the world did they get that from?

That is just the start.

Robert Mudd