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FSPilot06
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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Location: Shelby Co. (KEET)
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: Glider ride |
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| Has anyone in here stepped away from powered airplanes for just a sec to try out a sailplane? I had the opportunity to ride with one of my pilot buddies in one and I think it was great. Very quite, steady flight. It was actually a more comfortable ride than that 152. We just soared along at 42 kias for about 15 minutes. There wasn't much thermal activity, though. |
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Behrentzs
Joined: 16 Feb 2006
Posts: 579
Location: Denmark
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| In August I shall try it...I can't wait, and will probertly also post a video from the ride if I'm able :D |
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FSPilot06
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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Location: Shelby Co. (KEET)
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Video? Cool. I have in-flight photos on a disc somewhere. I took a picture of a local Wal-Mart and a lime quary. August is the best time to glide I heard. |
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harkonnen
Joined: 08 May 2005
Posts: 1286
Location: New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I've enjoyed the few glider flights I took in FS9. |
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King OF air350
Joined: 25 Mar 2006
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Location: Butler Co/Scholter (KBTP)
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:41 am Post subject: |
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ha. Closest to a glider flight i ever came was taking one up to 99,999 feet in FS and dropping it!
There are alot of organizations in my area for gliding, i might check it out-My aunt went gliding in australia one time.
does it require any special qualifications? |
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Behrentzs
Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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Location: Denmark
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:34 am Post subject: |
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Lol :lol:
@ King Air: I don't think so. They'll learn you something about weatherknowledge and aerodynamics, and other that that, just a normal sight I think. |
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FDX260
Joined: 28 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:16 am Post subject: |
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| Taking flight lessons in a DA20 and DA40 G100 its beast |
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AvBufBob
Joined: 24 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:08 am Post subject: Glider ride |
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Some of my best flying moments have been in a Grob 102 and Grob 103. These high performance gliders are a blast, although they don't have the performance of the newer beasts such as the DG 808S in FSX. I was amazed at the realism of the DG-808...it handles almost exactly like the Grob 102 with just a bit lower sink rate. The tow to altitude is quite realistic as is the thermalling.
I have the privalege of about 300 hrs in sailplanes about half in Arizona at Estrella Sailport just south of Phoenix and the other half in Florida at the gliderport south of Groveland about 30 miles west of Orlando.
I have had some very good experiences. On several occasions in Arizona there would be a gaggle of sailplanes all in the same thermal. I recall looking both up and down and seeing perhaps a dozen at once all in the same thermal as I. On another occasion I was circling at about 11,000 feet some 10,000 feet above the ground below in a thermal with about 50 or 60 hawks and buzzards. They were flying for fun since there was no game in reach at that height. Once in Florida I circule up through a large hole in a layer of small puffy clouds and found myself about 2000 feet above the cloud tops. I would recommend to anyone who can afford to do so to try out the sport.
RDF |
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FSPilot06
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Posts: 150
Location: Shelby Co. (KEET)
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| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I also later found out that the tow-plane that pulled us up used to be a crop duster. This was why it seemed to have abundant power. That airplane was very strong. Crop dusters have to be tough and powerful. |
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Brain Licker
Joined: 14 Nov 2005
Posts: 129
Location: Dundee (EGPN)
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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flew in the viking , the air training corps glider. not much thermal activity either. but those who went up last got a good 45 mins worth.
watch the vid i made ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol5o1Pbceuw |
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lc
Joined: 07 Mar 2007
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Location: Hythe, Southampton (80 miles southwest of London) UK
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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| About 8 months ago, I just landed my Cessna 172 and finished my PPL stage of the ATPL program and my instructor told me about how he had that weekend before been gliding and said it was amazing, i turned my nose up and said no because i wanted to get my ATPL course finished but did however consider it and eventually said yes coz i just thought that life is too short and i am so glad i did because it is amazing and i would highly recommend it. there we were at 2500 ft going along at 48 knots its just great! |
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7e7guy
Joined: 09 Nov 2006
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Location: Canada, CYAW, CYHZ, CCW3
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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LOL!!
I have a glider session booked for next year!!! :P :P :P |
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FSPilot06
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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Location: Shelby Co. (KEET)
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| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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Terrible news guys... my buddy that I flew with (who part-owns the gliding club) told me a glider went down into some trees after the wings broke off of it. The pilot was performing aerobatics when the wings broke.
I didn't hear if the results were fatal or not, but I hope the pilot is alright. |
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