yaw string
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April 28, 2022
In the cross-country mentor programs that I do, a very frequent question or topic that comes up is, “what things do you keep in the glider for contests or cross country flying?” Aside from the obvious items such as food, fluids for drinking, urine elimination items, and an oxygen system (if needed where you fly), there are many things in my glider that I have found to be helpful
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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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November 02, 2017
Thermalling in a Slight Slip
Dick Johnson wrote a great article titled "Circling the Holighaus way" Click here and log-in on the SSA website.
At Sky Sailing we teach spins with each student pre-solo. One of the entries we do with students is circling slow, then