Airbus 380

Jim Vincent wrote:

Another one that drank the coolaid.

"Frank Whiteley" wrote in message
ups.com...
Ah, hurdles. One of the banes of the soaring experience. Philadelphia
Glider Council eliminated the hurdles a few years back by changing to
an all glass fleet with 3*G-103's for training, 2*G102's for early
single seater and XC, and an ASW-19 for a bit better XC experience. By
eliminating the hurdles, they wound up with 6 gliders doing the same
amount of work of 9 diverse gliders in the previous fleet. Secondly,
the examiners said they were turning out better pilots.

PGC's Bob Lacovara gives a convincing talk on delivering on the promise
of soaring. We promise the sleek, sexy glass slippers, but stick
students in the beat 2-33's. Better to deliver on the promise. Don't
be afraid to dream a bit.



So, what's your solution, Jim?


Jack

Mike Schumann wrote:
Unfortunately, I don't have enough flight experience yet to qualify to fly
the Junior under the MSC rules.

I find that really surprising.

In my club, Cambridge GC, once you've soloed, probably in an ASK-21, you
fly your next five solo flights in the same two seater, have a couple
more check rides and then convert directly into the Junior. That's what
its for: it was designed as a single seater for the new solo pilot.

The student arm of the club own a Ka-8 but, AFAIK, they convert to the
Junior first and then to the Ka-8. There is a reason for that: the
Junior is easier to winch than the Ka-8.


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