Monthly Archives: September 2017
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September 28, 2017
In my first contest, the scorer didn't want to deal with developing film, so he loaned me a Garmin GPS to record my flight. I safely stored it and flew the contest turnpoints as if I were taking pictures of each one. This resulted in missing each turnpoint and accumulating enough turnpoint penalties to get a negative score for the day.
Most of the missed turnpoints today are from pilots being -
September 14, 2017
The next two newsletters are written by Orion Kingman, his focus is on using the FAA's Risk Management to help pilots and organizations mitigate risks. I would recommend taking notes at the end and discussing with fellow pilots over an after-flight beverage. Many times it is a cultural change to become safer. You can download the FAA Risk Management Handbook
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September 07, 2017
While you are thermalling be predictable. No erratic movements. No fast changes in direction. At the same time, no change so slow that the person behind you cannot see what you intend to do. When you roll out you want the person behind you to understand you are leaving and not just widening the thermal which they might follow.
Look to