Hostman started this great grou...ound to the story. Hang Gliders and Sailplanes typically use...ft per minute (given that the glider's sink rate is around 200...s up to 40+ (you'd want a glider that could fly faster than 40...HERE's a movie of a Hang Glider flying the Morning Glory in A...
Incident Report 20/02/2017 at 0845 hours.Yarrawonga Aerodrome YYWGMETAR:Wind 230 degre...time.I could not get to the throttle as I had both hands on the controls. We bounced...of thescene until my assistant ARO arrived, I did a hand o...
Megafauna 2012...
&...teresting landings. We had a great evening with the Glider fly-off in the main conferenc...nning was Marion Robinson who out flew the other 53 gliders buy two metres.
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What to take / things to consider...don't read the A/FD beforehand and make some notes.
Fil...procedures-- like Avenal-- a glider port my friend invited me o...fle to carry stuff in is very handy too.
Also, not mentione...e Pac on several trips-- VERY handy, possibly life saving)...
Click the "Edit" button (above / right) to edit and add to this topic--...no limits. HERE is a video about a legendry man who flew a trike and hang glider over the top of Mt Everest....
Why Aircraft have Radios… (Aus...y aircraft ... except my hang gliders.
...rcraft not having radios. The Glider pilots have had their fair...m and some don't. An ICOM A15 handheld radio have the VOR function...st too hard to operate with a handheld radio in the cockpit. If yo...
Why Aircraft have Radios…...y aircraft ... except my hang gliders.
&nb...rcraft not having radios. The Glider pilots have had their fair...COM A6 and the Vertex VXA-300 handheld radio’s have the VOR...st too hard to operate with a handheld radio in the cockpit. If yo...
Picture this: it's 2 a.m., raining, and forty knot winds are trying to ri...ly long R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r we try hand starting. I manage mayb...ooks sideways at me, grabs the starter handle and gives perhaps thirty so...e presses an eight-page letter into my hand.&...