Gliding near Moscow

At 18:52 28 April 2015, Tony Clark states :-

r,a,s only ever seems to display 50% of my submitted posts and omits many
letters, so I am going to try submitting only the remainder, to see if it
will display (before giving up on r,a,s)


Don't forget that prior to going solo in Russia the student has to aerotow
a Blanik, edge out a couple of metres on a wing (from the rear seat) roll
forward and complete a paracute jump. A man of your calibre would no doubt
take this in his stride, but I would have serious reservations, espesially
as I consider this a totally pointless exercise (In difficult situations I
usually just jump, pull the string, and accept a broken ankle upon landing)
. no pilot has ever been lost in the UK jumping from a stricken glider
(which is more than can be said of many who stayed aboard struggling with
the contols) . . therefore, the official BGA statistically based advice is
. "If in doubt, jump" (you know it makes sense, lol)

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28 April 2015, Tony Clark says :-

"just one last attempt at r,a,s" :-

I consider this a totally pointless exercise (In difficult situations I
usually just jump, pull the string, and accept a broken ankle upon landing)
. . no pilot in the UK has ever been lost jumping from a stricken glider
(which is more than can be said of many who stayed aboard) . . therefore,
the official BGA statistically based advice is . . "If in doubt, jump" (you
know it makes sense, lol).

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On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 4:43:09 AM UTC-7, Bruce Hoult wrote:
I've this week moved from NZ to Moscow for possibly a couple of years (Visa and Work Permit say 3 years, but who knows?). I'm planning trips (possibly even just weekends) to Germany/Czech/Poland/Hungary in which I might get my gliding fix.

I rented an apartment yesterday, and today I look out my window and see this:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDbzULUXIAAVHz0.jpg:large

(looking SSE from Polkovaya 20, the Kremlin is 5 km away, towards the right of the picture)

That looks worth getting a launch for. But is there any around here? That don't require a fast jet medical and endless paperwork to participate?

Russia participates in the World Gliding Championships.