Originally Posted by
Jump Complete
Agree with the earlier comments about the K18 - I did my Silver C in one, 25 years ago, no electric varios etc, just a basic mechanical vario and feel. Lovely handling and pretty good performance for a wooden ship. I loved her. Also agree with the need to stay upwind of the airfield in a K8. I got a well deserved bollocking for drifting downwind in a weak thermal and scrapping back over the hedge instead of making a field landing (lots of good options.) Got away with it, by luck, not skill.
Glad you got back to the field ok JC - I saw it happen many times with older gliders - there is absolutely no truth in the rumour that I might have had to land in an unusual part of Halton Airfield in a T21 whilst returning from the 'Bowl' (which we were verboten to use anyway LOL),no truth either that I might have been banished to the winch for 3 weeks because of it
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