Flying Gloves

thanks for the good advice, all!

Neil

Neil wrote:
Does anyone have any recommendations for lightweight, but good "grip" gloves
for use when gliding, that would be available in or from the UK?

I'm looking for something with good "feel" and that won't slip from the
stick, or cable release, but that provides a degree of warmth when it's
colder.

I've seen some longer cuff power-pilots gloves in aviation stores, and eBay,
which are beyond wrist-length and have fire-proof uppers with leather
palm/finger areas. I don't think the fire-proos benefit is necessary (!)
and welcome any advice from anyone who may have used those or other better
types.

The best pair of gloves I've owned are a pair of lightweight REI ski
gloves. The shells are thin polyester with leather palms and finger
under surfaces. The gloves are filled with Holofil fibre or equivalent.
They are warm and very flexible. I don't recall flying in them but I
wouldn't hesitate to do so in future - I can just about type (very
slowly) on this laptop in them.

http://www.rei.com/ - the Vertigo over gloves look like the current
equivalent. I got mine in 2001 for about $20, but prices have moved on...

Unlike some other US retailers, REI still accept orders from outside
North America.

HTH


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
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Neil wrote:
Does anyone have any recommendations for lightweight, but good "grip" gloves
for use when gliding, that would be available in or from the UK?

Last (Australian) winter I went to Cooma to fly the wave. This meant
equipping myself with cold weather gear (for heights above 20,000ft I
hoped - unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate and we only had one
day of wave to 13,500ft).

Be that as it may, the cold weather gear worked out well, including some
interesting gloves.

These were ski gloves that had the fingers ungloved, but there was a
mitt that folded over to cover the fingers when needed (and held back
out of the way with velcro. I purchased a pair of inner gloves (very
thin cotton) that I wore under these gloves and they worked really well.

In fact at only 13,500ft in bright sunshine I had to take off my
balacva, keep the gloves folded back and open the air vent - I also
wished I could turn off the chemical foot warmers!

--
Robert Hart
+61 (0)438 385 533 http://www.hart.wattle.id.au

Robert Hart a écrit:
Neil wrote:

Does anyone have any recommendations for lightweight, but good "grip"
gloves for use when gliding, that would be available in or from the UK?


Last (Australian) winter I went to Cooma to fly the wave. This meant
equipping myself with cold weather gear (for heights above 20,000ft I
hoped - unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate and we only had one
day of wave to 13,500ft).

Be that as it may, the cold weather gear worked out well, including some
interesting gloves.

These were ski gloves that had the fingers ungloved, but there was a
mitt that folded over to cover the fingers when needed (and held back
out of the way with velcro. I purchased a pair of inner gloves (very
thin cotton) that I wore under these gloves and they worked really well.

There are also thin silk gloves which are very warm. you can wear them
under ski gloves: I used them for my Gold an Diamond altitudes (up to
24,000ft in winter over the Pyrenes mountains in Spain, the temperature
inside the glider was -30°C)

My favorite are the gloves's Gary wears:
Light white cotton gardening gloves with
little flowers printed on them !