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Forum: Private Flying
6th Feb 2012, 17:33
Replies: 9
Views: 1,764
Posted By P-MONKE

Cheap and fun

Have you ever flown in a glider?
That never gets dull :eek:
Forum: Private Flying
26th Jan 2012, 08:06
Replies: 67
Views: 8,400
Posted By P-MONKE

It's a good job that you've overcome your fear of...

It's a good job that you've overcome your fear of turbulence if you want to fly a glider for any length of time ;)
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jan 2012, 18:29
Replies: 67
Views: 8,400
Posted By P-MONKE

As is common for a kid, I wanted to be an...

As is common for a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut or pilot. I mentioned this to my careers "advisor" at school but I unfortunately also let slip that I thought I had a minor heart problem (It's...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Dec 2011, 11:02
Replies: 16
Views: 2,414
Posted By P-MONKE

Presumably it's because there are more rocks in...

Presumably it's because there are more rocks in the sky in mountainous regions?
Forum: Private Flying
16th Nov 2011, 08:58
Replies: 27
Views: 4,370
Posted By P-MONKE

If you're going to try out at Lee-on-the-Solent,...

If you're going to try out at Lee-on-the-Solent, make sure that you pay a visit to Portsmouth Naval Gliding Club (PNGC (http://www.pngc.co.uk/)) and get at least one experience flight. You might just...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Nov 2011, 00:31
Replies: 29
Views: 9,886
Posted By P-MONKE

Thanks for the clear up Para. - I'm glad...

Thanks for the clear up Para. -

I'm glad that the guidelines exist for towed launches. :)

I also confess to not having fully understood the "uniqueness" of static launches: Now I realise that...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Nov 2011, 12:30
Replies: 29
Views: 9,886
Posted By P-MONKE

Safe winch launching

For gliders (sailplanes), the BGA has implemented a "Safe Winch Launching Initiative" and publishes regularly updated guidelines. If these are followed then there should never be a time on a winch...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2011, 15:42
Replies: 74
Views: 46,113
Posted By P-MONKE

Tape?

Tape? what an extravagance.

We'd better not let slip that gliders are kept in the air by just a small piece of woollen string, 'cos then all hell'd break loose! :eek:
Forum: Private Flying
4th Oct 2011, 00:32
Replies: 30
Views: 13,669
Posted By P-MONKE

Ahhh - I get it now! - so the round out is the...

Ahhh - I get it now! - so the round out is the flare; the hold off is what you (try to) do until touchdown!

Makes perfect sense to me now. :cool:
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Oct 2011, 16:01
Replies: 30
Views: 13,669
Posted By P-MONKE

As I understand it (and, as I said, I'm coming...

As I understand it (and, as I said, I'm coming from a glider pilot's perspective), the round out is the transition from the approach glide path to the hold off, which is also known as the flare.
...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Oct 2011, 08:14
Replies: 30
Views: 13,669
Posted By P-MONKE

At the end of the approach you round out (so you...

At the end of the approach you round out (so you don't make a crater in the airfield) into the flare (holding off the ground as long as possible while your speed decays) until touch down.

Bank and...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Oct 2011, 20:08
Replies: 46
Views: 7,048
Posted By P-MONKE

Grob Queen: That's exactly it. Except students...

Grob Queen:
That's exactly it. Except students always sit up front! ;)
Forum: Private Flying
1st Oct 2011, 17:09
Replies: 46
Views: 7,048
Posted By P-MONKE

Grob Queen: I don't know much about powered...

Grob Queen: I don't know much about powered flying either ;) I was just thinking about developing your G tolerance so that you will have a slightly lower workload when practising steep turns in a...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Oct 2011, 14:32
Replies: 40
Views: 6,219
Posted By P-MONKE

I was proceeding along, in a northerly direction,...

I was proceeding along, in a northerly direction, when all of a sudden, out of the blue, with no warning whatsoever, this Ferris wheel just jumped out in front of me. An' that's the honest truth,...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Sep 2011, 17:43
Replies: 46
Views: 7,048
Posted By P-MONKE

Grob: It's a bit late in the season, but I...

Grob:

It's a bit late in the season, but I heartily recommend a trip to your local gliding club on a "good" (thermic) day - 45 degree turns are the norm and 60 is not uncommon, especially in the...
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