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January 27, 2022
We all love a bit of retail therapy, especially when it comes to buying stuff for our gliding setup - it’s easy to justify, that’s what I tell myself anyway! If you’re like me, Wings and Wheels is my go-to for quality soaring supplies, but myself being so far away from the States, I often look to buy many little extras after my main purpose purchase (like my recent Softie parachute)
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May 26, 2021
During a landout in a glider, you may find yourself in a hostile environment lasting for several hours to several days. While most US pilots think of the desert or Rocky Mountain areas as the likely place for an extended stay to occur, it can just as easily happens closer to home. In April 2007 a very experienced ridge soaring pilot went down along the forested Alleghany Mountains in Pennsylvania.