lead and follow
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August 25, 2021
We all love flying around with our mates, but flying around with a coach (who can also be a mate!) in a lead-and-follow exercise is a fabulous learning experience. In Australia, we used to run an annual ‘teams challenge’ coaching event, which notably had one coach assigned to no more than three followers in comparative gliders. There’d be some lose scoring to motivate, but the focus was
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June 22, 2017
You have done your homework, you have flown with your map to see how practical it really is (revision 3?). Hopefully you found a 2-seater and experienced pilot to take you cross-county and talk about judgment and planning (I am always available at Sky Sailing in our S10vt).
Another fun option is doing some lead and follow. I have successfully done this with more advanced students. The only real