Glider license hours?

[GremlinX]

I took those with my BlackJack camera that is built into the phone... Was better than nothing. The place that is 1 hour from here that has ridge soaring has 2 ASK 21's They primarily use a Blanik L-13 for training I think...

[pitviper51]

the hour drive is worth the slope soaring! the field i flew at mostly thermaled, but i took a trip to the wasserkuppe and it was nothing but sloping.. at the historic site german gliding where some of the first flights ever when taken
mike

[GremlinX]

From what I have read, the German's overall were better WWII pilots because of their soaring ability... they fly gliders there when they are 13 years old or so... That's what the history channel and the books I have read talk about.... They have some spectacular soaring in the Alps....

[Toro]

Alpine WAVE soaring.... long, long, long distance at like 35000'

[GremlinX]

There's glider boy... bout time you dropped in here...

[pitviper51]

	Quote: Originally Posted by GremlinX
	From what I have read, the German's overall were better WWII pilots because of their soaring ability... they fly gliders there when they are 13 years old or so... That's what the history channel and the books I have read talk about.... They have some spectacular soaring in the Alps....

yup, they still start at early age .. that site i said the wasserkuppe is where otto did his flights a bit before the wright bros,, unfortuneatly he died doing it so i guess it never counted?? and in wwII they tested aircraft designs there as gliders
mike

[tommy321]

	Quote: Originally Posted by pitviper51
	unlike my ask13 withthe 1/15 sink rate heheh i may have to get back into this .. mike

That video was done from a K-13. Thats the primary trainer that our club uses. It's not as bad as 1:15, is it? We like it cause it has a little more drag than the fibreglass ships and therefore it's a little easier for the student to stay on top of the airspeed.

[tommy321]

	Quote: Originally Posted by pitviper51
	yup, they still start at early age ..

Did my license with the Air Cadets when I was 16. For a year after that, I needed my dad to drive me to the gliding field so that I could go fly since I didn't have my license yet.

[Snapman]

	Quote: Originally Posted by tommy321
	I needed my dad to drive me to the gliding field so that I could go fly since I didn't have my license yet.

What a small world
I also did my licence with the (Belgian) Air Cadets when I was 16 years old. After 32 flights on ASK-13, I was ready for my first two solo flights.

[pitviper51]

about the hole more drag for students to slow it down i hated that crap!!! we had a grob that i knew i could fly much better then the old bergfalke,, just by the fact it was faster, and less input was needed to keep it steady.. i wont go back to glider tell i have access to mordern ship..
mike

[krashmaster81]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DmOGugCGmUo

Here's a little vid I threw together of a blanik out in Oklahoma... the heaters in those things don't work very well...

-Matt

[GremlinX]

I went to the field today here very locally and met with a guy of the club... small outfit. They have a Blanik 13 for their training.... heavy old ship...