All the "Closet" Sailplane Pilots please come forward!!!

[pitviper51]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Seanpensacola
	Hi all, This is my first post (except for the Welcome thread) and figured that this is the place to do it. I am 95% soaring junkie, thermal and aerotow, no slope only because of the lack of flayable sites around here. I hope to change that as my wife and I are planning on some serious travelling in the next couple of years. Here are some photos of my current fleet. Don't have pics of everything and have a big backlog of kits, rebuilds, and such but this shows a descent sampling of what I fly.

glad ya found this, i will do some looking around for kits, have you ever put a camera in the k13?
mike

[Seanpensacola]

	Quote: Originally Posted by pitviper51
	glad ya found this, i will do some looking around for kits, have you ever put a camera in the k13? mike

Hi Mike,

Nope, have not done the camear thing yet. Guess I need to jump into that soon. I think that would be great!

I emailed the guy about the K-13 plans tonight. I'll keep ya posted!

Sean

[pitviper51]

thanks!, look forward to check it out, the idea of srcratch build for me is kinda ehhh.. but any idea will be great. still hoping to find the bergfalke 3 plan,, hard to find ..
mike

[Flyinfool]

Yup, Me too.
I first learned to fly RC on a glider back 30 something years ago.
I still have an old Olympic II hanging in the rafters.
I used to fly the Aquila in all types of competition.
I made it as far as the FAI finals one year but could not beg borrow or steal the money to get to Pensacola FL for the finals.
I still love slope soaring since some of the best slopes in the mid west are less than a mile from my house. I just cant convince anyone else in our club to even bring a Zagi to the slope with the intention of chucking a perfectly good airplane off of a 120 foot high vertical cliff and fly out over Lake Michigan all on purpose.

Gliders do make you learn how to do a dead stick landing.
There have been many times that I was doing a maiden flight for someone and ended up dead stick. After the landing you get some of the old farts come up and say "I see that you used to fly gliders".

[zzw26n]

Anyone have an idea where LJJ is? Have not seen him post in Months?
Where are you Levi ??

[Seanpensacola]

Yeah Jeff, I know what you mean about the dead stick issue. I seldom fly power but when I do it's with my sailplane buddies around. On a couple of occasions I have had a deadstick situation at a field full of power only guys and they all run over in a panic shouting encouragement or advice. I just tell them I'm not comfortable landing with a turning prop so I shut her down before final.

[pitviper51]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Seanpensacola
	Yeah Jeff, I know what you mean about the dead stick issue. I seldom fly power but when I do it's with my sailplane buddies around. On a couple of occasions I have had a deadstick situation at a field full of power only guys and they all run over in a panic shouting encouragement or advice. I just tell them I'm not comfortable landing with a turning prop so I shut her down before final.

ill probly use that one tomarrow.. haha iv been telling the noobs at my club to learn on gliders for the past year, and the few that have flown my alula where convieced fast more so after seeign the amount of control i have over it, while bringing it in fast then stalling it right into my hand hahaahh fun...
mike

[Judge]

Remember, with a glider you get ONE chance at the landing. Make it count!!

[xtraflyr]

Hey guys,
I just got back into sailplanes this summer. I bought a used BOT from an ex club member. It has to be 25 years old. I recently gave it to another club member thats very interested in trying out soaring. I went and bought a new BOT RTF.
With my old BOT about the 4th time out a caught a BOOMER and specked it out. It was so sweet flying with the hawks.
I also had a chance to soar with a Bald Eagle talk about a sureal time. Having my first 30 min totally unpowered flight off my winch was AWESOME! Cant wait to get a scale full house sailplane!!
Cya,
Frank

[Extra nuts]

I knew it was just a matter of time before this thread would come up. Yes i am a sailplane glider junkie. One of my first rc planes ever was the Gentle Lady. I think that was 1984? Since then i have added a slew of Zagi's and a chinese fibglass jobee. 126 in. I with other have made many differnt experimental gliders, even a fiberglass Zagi. It was very heavy but fast as a jet. It mad the coolest jet like screaching sound at speed, it was like it had built in sound affects. HAHA You should of heard it hit the ground LOL
Anyway gliders/sailplanes etc are cool. Teach's and hone's good technique's and habits.

[scot]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Seanpensacola
	Hi Mike, Nope, have not done the camear thing yet. Guess I need to jump into that soon. I think that would be great! I emailed the guy about the K-13 plans tonight. I'll keep ya posted! Sean

That's a VERY cool K-13. I learned full scale gliding in a K-13; nice gentle ship.

I'm mostly an IMAC guy, but I recently started flying a 3.6m DG-505. It's amazing how small it gets!!!

[pitviper51]

yippi! this thread lives! all of us former fullscale soarers always find a way back to it in some fashion.. currently for me its through rc,, i hope to get back at it someday when i can live ina places that soaring is easly accessible.. ahh good times
mike