Monthly Archives: November 2018
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November 15, 2018
Most soaring operations are conducted from small, uncontrolled airfields which require communication between pilots to safely maintain separation from each other in order to avoid a conflict or collision. This requires clear, concise, common radio etiquette and phraseology. Unfortunately, aviation seems to be in a radio phraseology “normalization of deviants” in which many users are not
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November 08, 2018
When do you shut down or restart your motor?
Motor gliders are great. You take all of the problems and complexity of an airplane then you take the problems and complexity of a glider and put them together... I have been flying a Stemme S10vt since 2000 and no complexity was overlooked.
Flying an ASHEB28
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November 01, 2018
Your CFI Certificate is Waiting for You
So you want to have people try and kill you for your fun? I mean you want to share soaring with others and teach others how to fly by becoming a glider flight instructor? Well the SSA announced on October 31, 2018, there is a scholarship available for those looking at getting their CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) rating.
About once a year I