practice
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- September 07, 2022
There’s no doubt about it, there is a growing popularity of gliders with retractable engines. They come in all sorts, ‘sustainers’ or ‘turbos’, which typically take us towards home with a few hundred feet per minute climb rate through a 2-stroke or jet engine. The other method is the self-launching type, which offers greater independence and convenience than the previous type mentioned. A massive
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- August 19, 2020
Searching the sky for the best lift is endlessly challenging. Decision-making is essentially a three-stage procedure. Firstly, continually analyze all relevant factors – the wind, sun, ground surface, and the shape and texture of the clouds throughout the flight. Secondly, use all your experience of ridges, convergence, wave, thunderstorms to process this information. Then try to build a mental picture
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- February 13, 2019
Inspections
Currently, we are doing yearly condition inspection and inspecting the water system. The bags have not been used for a long time and the current owner has never used them. We decided to start out first by leak testing the bags, pulling them out of the wing and leaving them full for a few hours to make sure there were no signs of leaks. The next step will be checking the fittings, when the