I've just passed 1000 hours gliding - OK not much for you sky gods, but it's been 27 years of fun.
2450 winch launches, 320 aerotows, 2 bungee launches, 3 auto tows.
About 30 field landings
50 different glider types, a lot of them vintage, some very strange. 30 of the types were single seaters with accompanying "DIY" type conversions going up the wire.
Flown in 6 different countries
Best height gain 21 000 feet, best cross country 320 km, both in vintage wooden gliders.
Haven't bent one yet (touch wood) although a pupil tried to fly me through a fence last weekend
Lots time spent maintaining gliders with good mates, lots of time spent getting other people into the air (instructing, winch driving, retrieve driving, wing tip holding.
Lots of beer drunk.
Minimum paperwork until EASA struck
Deeply frustrating at times, but overall gliding ain't so bad!
Last edited by astir 8; 3rd June 2014 at 13:33.