Originally Posted by thing
gliders, TMGs, SEPs: all good stuff, all different
Very true, and you need to demonstrate good airmanship in all of them, while in the air.
For us, TMG folks, the troubles happen on the ground! The glider folks laugh at our 1:20-ish glide ratio, and the SEP folks laugh at our 65-ish kts cruise speed
So you can't really show off with a TMG plane, unless it's one of those brand new composite makes.
Although I must mention, one big advantage of our low cruising speed is that single engine planes and also gliders like to team up with us and fly on our wings for a minute or so, when the circumstances allow, just for fun. It's an awsome sight, words can hardly describe