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I am going to sound semi-ignorant here, but are glider pilots supposed to be sitting strait up in the cockpit while turning? I have always cocked my head so as to be semi-close to level while in turns. (Motorcycle riders do it...) Is there some consensus among glider pilots that I don't know about that would suggest otherwise? I don't hear much talk on this subject at all....but it is interesting.
~Travis

On 3/3/2013 9:27 PM, TravisBrown73 wrote:
I am going to sound semi-ignorant here, but are glider pilots supposed to
be sitting strait up in the cockpit while turning? I have always cocked my
head so as to be semi-close to level while in turns. (Motorcycle riders do
it...) Is there some consensus among glider pilots that I don't know about
that would suggest otherwise? I don't hear much talk on this subject at
all...but it is interesting. ~Travis


Ruh roh! This question may border on "religion." I mostly encountered people
from two camps, those who believe/say: a) "Keep your head in-line with your
spine"; and b) "Keep (as much as possible) your eyes parallel to the horizon."

I suppose there's a 3rd camp, too: do whatever's necessary and works for you
to maintain control and a good scan! I'm in Camp 3.

Bob W.

Uh, yeah, that's the ticket. I had to think about this since
I've never really paid much attention to it, but on reflection
I'm one of those that keep their head fairly vertical. There's
a limit to how far over your head can tilt though.

Anyway, I agree with "whatever works" so that you can keep up
your scan. It's my biggest bugaboo with students nowadays
that they never scan for traffic, having spent so much time
in front of video games and flight simulators.

Matt