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Old 30th Nov 2008, 14:06
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Originally Posted by RansS9
Specifics?....Turns at low level; height perception; dangerous visual illusions; dealing with low level turbulence; gotchas normal pilots wouldn't have even thought of.
Sounds rather like ridge running in a glider to me. Maybe you should try visiting a gliding club which has a ridge? There's several I can think of where I've experienced similar conditions....and you can fly legally below 500'. That would give you some useful pracrice in flying by attitude instead of instruments, dealing with turbulence, flying close to objects on the ground, handling multiple conflicts when you have other gliders on the ridge and developing a keen level of spatial awareness.
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