Monthly Archives: October 2022

When you are considering replacing or adding new equipment and avionics in your glider, it is important to first consider the category of glider you are working with. Experimental gliders offer a wider and normally cheaper range of options to choose from.  Alternatively, Standard Type Certificated aircraft are held to stricter guidelines for their installed equipment. 

This is the second part of a two-part article on the mental aspects of cross-country flying. In the first article, we talked about the importance of self-image and how to break through the limitations of a negative or restricting self-image. In this second part, we will talk about the optimum mental state that we want during flight and the things that upset that state (mostly fear and distraction)

We all would love to land near a farm with a swimming pool or a pub with a cold beer and some good food, but landing safely and with no damage to our glider or self is the number one priority. We can’t win a competition or fly another day with a broken glider, nor do we want to waste any of the summer with lengthy repair time to the glider or worse, ourselves.  When you touch down in the