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Old 25th September 2003 | 17:18
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robin
 
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Glider Sites

I'd like to echo that -

it's all very well being right in law - gliding sites without legal ATZs - but it's not sensible.

As a participant in both activities, I am appalled by power pilot's comparative lack of skill with the Mk1 Eyeball. Even when flying my bright red toy, power pilots just don't make the slightest effort to give way - probably watching the nice moving map on the GPS and trying to keep on the straight line route......

My advice is to avoid planning a flight too near to any active gliding or parachuting field unless there is a good reason.

Isn't that what flight planning is about - to look for hazards and avoid them???
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