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Forum: Private Flying

19th Mar 2015, 09:32

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Good Gliding Books

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Posted By Fantome

There's a new thread on this forum 'Mary...

There's a new thread on this forum 'Mary Meagher'

This is worth a minute (or less) of your time -

it is joyously in praise of soaring flight narrated and flown
by an exceptional...

Forum: Private Flying

18th Mar 2015, 22:09

Replies: 17

Good Gliding Books

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Posted By Fantome

Trying now to dig out some copy and paste stuff...

Trying now to dig out some copy and paste stuff well worth a read
to get the flavour of what the sport at it's cutting edge can be like.

George Moffat (twice open class world champion) wrote a...

Forum: Private Flying

18th Mar 2015, 19:15

Replies: 17

Good Gliding Books

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Posted By Fantome

Such a moot point. If he is not into reading...

Such a moot point. If he is not into reading much, then it can be pointless shoving books under his nose. Now or ever. To get him enthused about gliding's story line, find the movie The Red...

Forum: Private Flying

17th Mar 2015, 20:04

Replies: 17

Good Gliding Books

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Posted By Fantome

so true Heston. Cecil Lewis's 'Sagitarrius...

so true Heston. Cecil Lewis's 'Sagitarrius Rising' , while not about gliding, has the sort of passage that evokes the
response that pilots can experience after gaining the confidence and...

Forum: Private Flying

17th Mar 2015, 19:31

Replies: 17

Good Gliding Books

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Posted By Fantome

ON BEING A BIRD and WHERE NO BIRDS FLY by...

ON BEING A BIRD and WHERE NO BIRDS FLY by Philip Wills are
among the best literature of gliding. There are plenty of excellent
basic primers for the student, but beyond that anyone aspiring...

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