First Soaring Experience

Larry Dighera wrote:
On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 02:44:45 -0000, wrote in
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Tell the CFI you are studying for your CFI...
you can practice incipient spins...

Why would Jay need to lie about that.

Jay would not be lying. Jay has far too much integrigy to lie. As
Jay will see the light, soon, he WILL get a CFI-Glider. All truth,
and someday verifiable!

What's to prevent him from
requesting the CFIG demonstrate a full spin in an L-13* or a loop for
that matter?

No problem there, either... lets review the FARS... oh, ya, full spins
and loops are intentional aerobatic maneuvers, and parachutes are
required.

Notice, I said "incipient spins". As these can be practiced and
taught as required maneuvers, because they are required for a rating,
parachutes need not be used.

Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard

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On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 22:17:42 -0000, wrote in
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No problem there, either... lets review the FARS... oh, ya, full spins
and loops are intentional aerobatic maneuvers, and parachutes are
required.

As thermaling often requires steep banks to center lift, parachutes
are the norm. I've never been aloft in a glider without one.

It isn't the steep banks the make parachutes the norm. It is the 1 or 2
other gliders in the same thermal less then 200 feet away not being
that uncommon that makes the parachute the norm.

Also if you ever fly a contests, then parachutes are required by the
contest (usually) and if you have a $1000 parachute it seems kind of
silly to leave it home in the closet. Especially when most gliders are
designed to accomodate the parachutes.

Brian

Gliders seem like they would be alot of fun, may just have to try one out
for myself. After I get done with the sport pilot thing of course.

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

"Brian" wrote in message
ups.com...
It isn't the steep banks the make parachutes the norm. It is the 1 or 2
other gliders in the same thermal less then 200 feet away not being
that uncommon that makes the parachute the norm.

Also if you ever fly a contests, then parachutes are required by the
contest (usually) and if you have a $1000 parachute it seems kind of
silly to leave it home in the closet. Especially when most gliders are
designed to accomodate the parachutes.

Brian

On 2005-09-01, wrote:
No problem there, either... lets review the FARS... oh, ya, full spins
and loops are intentional aerobatic maneuvers, and parachutes are
required.

Big deal - most glider seats are designed for parachutes, and most
glider pilots I know routinely wear chutes. It shouldn't be hard to
borrow a couple of parachutes if the club or glider FBO doesn't have one
for the glider anyway.

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