XC Sickness

On Jul 12, 9:36 am, wrote:
As previously stated, the cure for L/D envy is a 1-26 (with a nod to
the Woodstock and Cherokee drivers).

Yesterday I took a break from my glass slipper and jumped in the club
1-26. Beautiful sky (2 - 3 knots under Cus), a little bit of wind
(say 10 - 15 knots). Proceeded to spend 2 hours trying to go upwind to
"tag" the local "other" gliderport - all of 10 miles away. Got half
way there then quit in disgust ("I'm getting too old for this sh*t!"),
with an aching back/butt and ringing ears (Canopy seals? We don't need
no stinkin canopy seals!)

Landed back so I could relax doing some tows (including a 25 mile aero
retrieve) in our Pawnee.

1-26s aren't the cure, they are the disease!

Seriously - more power to those of you who have the grit to take those
little beasts XC in anything other than booming (and I mean BOOMING)
conditions! Someday I'll get drain bramaged enough to try racing in
one of them. Until then, I'll give in to my glass addiction...

66

On Jul 12, 12:56 pm, "kirk.stant" wrote:
On Jul 12, 9:36 am, wrote:

As previously stated, the cure for L/D envy is a 1-26 (with a nod to
the Woodstock and Cherokee drivers).

Yesterday I took a break from my glass slipper and jumped in the club
1-26. Beautiful sky (2 - 3 knots under Cus), a little bit of wind
(say 10 - 15 knots). Proceeded to spend 2 hours trying to go upwind to
"tag" the local "other" gliderport - all of 10 miles away. Got half
way there then quit in disgust ("I'm getting too old for this sh*t!"),
with an aching back/butt and ringing ears (Canopy seals? We don't need
no stinkin canopy seals!)

Landed back so I could relax doing some tows (including a 25 mile aero
retrieve) in our Pawnee.

1-26s aren't the cure, they are the disease!

Seriously - more power to those of you who have the grit to take those
little beasts XC in anything other than booming (and I mean BOOMING)
conditions! Someday I'll get drain bramaged enough to try racing in
one of them. Until then, I'll give in to my glass addiction...

66

kirk, i figured out your problem. you tried to go upwind!

On Jul 12, 11:38 pm, wrote:

kirk, i figured out your problem. you tried to go upwind!


DOH!

MMMMMM, glass......

WooHoo, goin' racing next week! See you all at Ionia!

66
Addicted to glass, and loving every minute of it