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Old 11th January 2009 | 12:14
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Humaround
 
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From: Worcs/Glos border
Former member of Bidford Gliding, did 130 hours between 1996 and 2005, including Silver "C". Loved it and consider recent non-gliding as a temporary phase.

I have to say I do a lot more hours per year now with a PPL and share in a Permit aircraft - about 60 per year, compared with only about 15-20 gliding hours. IMO you need to have more leisure time available to do a serious number of hours as a glider pilot compared with power. It was common to spend 1/2 day at the club with maybe only 20 minutes in the air.
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