With a couple of others, I was fortunate enough today to be invited to drop into a well known gliding site. The three of us landed as per the instructions and I must say I wasn't sure what kind of reception we would receive as I always assumed that powered pilots are held in the lowest regard by the gliding fraternity.
How wrong I was.
Everyone was as friendly as could be expected and watching the launches from just feet away was fantastic. Added to this, being shown around the hangar was an added bonus; it was a memorable couple of hours and a visit that has completely turned my opinion of gliding/gliders around.
I am determined to go up in one soon and will be making suitable efforts to do so in the summer next year.
Thanks to the organiser (you know who you are), it was a memorable and welcoming visit.
