Originally Posted by
oversteer
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What gliders does your club have? I find the ASK-13 has room in the cockpit for big boots, as long as they don't interfere with your control, but scrape mud off first (ask the instructor to do a loop to show you why). It's a bit tighter in the ASK-21 though, your club won't be happy if you get mud all over the seats.
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Was under the impression a loop was a positive-G manouver all the way round, where as a push-over following a launch failure can be a different kettle of fish...