Monthly Archives: March 2023

Editor: In Part I, Roy began a discussion with Strategies When You Are Low. Thermalling low can be dangerous. These two articles are focused on mitigating risk and increasing your chances of climbing away from a safe altitude. Follow along as we continue to get lower...

I’m currently competing at the Australian pre-worlds for a place on the world gliding team, so while I’m relaxed and focused on it all, there’s still an element of tension, anticipation, and pressure to perform.  I’m starting every day the same, routine for me is important, from breakfast time to getting the glider ready the same way every day, to preparing for the flight

This two-part article is about things to do (and not do) on a cross-country glider flight when you are well below your planned height band, have already selected a field or airport to land in, and are trying to stave off that landing.  Within this subject, we must talk about thermaling low, which is a very dangerous practice - especially in windy and gusty conditions. It is also a controversial

Again, I find myself with a shot at winning the national title, this time the 20m nationals held out of Corowa, NSW with my good friend Keith in his syndicates Arcus M.  We’ve flown a great comp together, playing the percentage game.  We were just 160 points from the lead on a tricky last day, third place was 500 points behind us.  We knew that if we put in a good day, it