Soaring Not Dead Everywhere

Hi Carlo,

I just won't have an accident! :-D Yes, I know that sounds arrogant, but
after 47 years and many thousands of hours of accident free flying, it's
a reasonable bet. Still, I am being more cautious and conservative in my
flying.Â* My wife and I were planning to fly our Cessna 180K today but,
given the 14 mph quartering cross wind, we elected not to fly for just
the reason you stated.

I'll now go to the garage and replace the rear brake light switch on my
Harley.Â* It's not as fast as a Ducati, but much more comfortable!

Dan (My Father was from Sicily)

On 4/5/2020 9:24 AM, wrote:
Dear Dan,

and what happen if you have an accident?

Please do not involve anyone else. Stay there and....Peace.

Carlo (from Italy)

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Dan, 5J

On Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 8:24:48 AM UTC-7, wrote:
Dear Dan,

and what happen if you have an accident?

Please do not involve anyone else. Stay there and....Peace.

Carlo (from Italy)

The same as if he had an accident driving to the grocery store or tripped and got a concussion walking around the block.

On Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 6:12:16 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Well soaring isn’t dead everywhere. Today we got 14 flights in, private ships, and all three of the 1-26’s and solo flights in the club blanik. Social distancing in order, wipe downs of the club birds and all had fun. We didn’t need any ventilators but we did get up close to 7,000ft, thats thin air for us east coasters.
Dan

Most likely all clubs are somewhat curtailed in activity, ours certainly is, being in Florida in some hot areas makes a difference. Our club is practicing good social distancing rules, yes, our activity is way down and could not have come at a worse time.
I was able to tow my wife in her 24 and another person in their private ship yesterday and they landed at my place and stored the gliders in the hangar. I do not mind towing anyone as long as they hook up themselves with the towline and I will be 200 feet away in the Pawnee. The self launch guys certainly have the best practice with no help needed.

Eagleville TN is open. Few hours drive for me but it looks like if I want to get this goat roping started it's the closest game going.

Well, you know what they say... You rope one goat....


Boggs

Shaun, you mention hauling your L13 to Eagleville to "get this done" and get this "goat rope stated".
Im curious, what are you trying to get accomplished other than going flying?

On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 10:45:13 AM UTC-5, wrote:
Shaun, you mention hauling your L13 to Eagleville to "get this done" and get this "goat rope stated".
Im curious, what are you trying to get accomplished other than going flying?

Private pilot add on - glider. I'm already rated airplane single engine land and rotorcraft helicopters. I'm partway done with my BFR in powered aircraft. Should have that knocked out in the next couple weeks.

If I get that much finished I'll consider the season a success.

If we're done for the year I'll have two sailplanes for sale and when they're gone I'm buying a Long Ez project to work on this winter. I've already looked at the Long Ez and it's about 80 percent by a reputable builder.

On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 7:10:38 PM UTC-5, Waveguru wrote:
Well, you know what they say... You rope one goat....


Boggs

People would ask what the bottom pockets on the flight suit were for.

I carried a survival fishing kit on one side and a big K-Bar knife plus
some other junk on the other.Â* But I was doing a lot of flying above the
Arctic Circle in Alaska at the time.

On 4/15/2020 7:20 PM, Shaun Wheeler wrote:
On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 7:10:38 PM UTC-5, Waveguru wrote:
Well, you know what they say... You rope one goat....


Boggs
People would ask what the bottom pockets on the flight suit were for.


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Dan, 5J

At 01:20 16 April 2020, Shaun Wheeler wrote:
On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 7:10:38 PM UTC-5, Waveguru wrote:
Well, you know what they say... You rope one goat....


Boggs

People would ask what the bottom pockets on the flight suit were for.

I used them for maps and other docs. If you put a couple of rusty Tost
rings in there after a couple of months they would come out shiny, You
chinked a lot when you walked though, made creeping up on people
difficult.