Monthly Archives: February 2017
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February 23, 2017
Gravity Always Wins
Nobody has ever been left up there before. With that in mind, do not try and land. Float to the end of the runway, float to the horizon, float forever, but always be descending. If you notice you are maintaining altitude, that is not good. Gravity will win and because you were using your spoilers to get your aim point you will land right
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February 16, 2017
Mental Preparedness
Even if you do not race many of these topics apply to you. Gary Ittner gave a lecture (Yup the real P7) and he said racing is just really efficient cross county flying and while flying cross country you are still racing. You are racing the sun to get home before it stops producing thermals. A lot of this also applies to flying around the local area, which is where I spend
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February 09, 2017
Psychology to Stay in the Race.
The world championships just wrapped up. Two gliders (JS-3) were air-freighted and had just started test flights 1 month before the start of the contest. Their social media buzz was strong and got a lot of people wondering how much better it was going to be. Five (Ventus 3) were brand new and had not really been raced yet. Three wings (EB-29R) were flying in
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February 02, 2017
"You guys know the best part about wearing a diaper? HAHA there's none. Absolutely nothing," Kathy Fosha explained to two pilots who were complaining about their external plumbing problems.
Males have a lot of options for a relief system. A ziplock freezer bag works great especially if you are going to be keeping it. Toss the pouch from a diaper or a tampon into the ziplock beforehand to absorb