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All, Ever since I started learning how to fly gliders, I've met a lot of ex-military pilots flying fighter jets. I've asked some of them why did they choose gliders instead of regular prop plane clubs and none of them have given me any straight answer. Why is there an abundance of fighter jet...

So I joined my local glider club after I got back from getting my PPL ticket but I'm coming across some very racist ( or extreme stereotyping) comments and wanted to know how should I address them. I'm Afro-american and am just 1 of 2 people of color in the club. The other guy I barely even...

I have been training for 11 days now in the glider and have never had tailwheel experience. It is quite difficult to land and bring a glider to a stop as it only has 1 wheel in the CG and a forward wheel in the front (which keeps the nose from scraping the ground). While nose overs are...

All: I'm so happy that I finally (after years and years of dreaming to "do it one day") got my solo flight in a glider at my school in Arizona. I was a little nervous because I didn't want to screw up and then get into a panic situation where several things could go wrong. All the way from...

For all my military compadres, I wanted to know how the training equates to the civilian world. It seems like pilot training in the USAF, Army, etc.. are way more involved compared to civilian flight training. Is this true? Will you have more skills with the military planes than the civilian...

All: From all the reading I've been doing this past year and all of my flight experiences throughout my life, I find this statement a bit misleading. It's one thing to keep the airplane straight with no rudder input or rolling/pitching input. However, it's a totally different ballgame when...

One of the most difficult things that I had to learn was talking on the radio to tower and traffic. I was so bad at it that I eventually stopped training and here I am now years later determined to get past it and master it. My difficulty was in listening and repeating what I heard. I am...

I've been out of the loop on avionics for years now. I used to work on B-52 bomber aircraft avionics many years ago. I wanted to know how you guys/gals feel about advanced avionics vs. conventional. Do you think using conventional makes the pilot more proficient at the world around him and...

All, I'm about to head out to pilot training school for glider pilots. I've already taken the written exam and I've trained in powered aircraft before (~30hrs). I'm in love with the glider because it reminds me of a fighter plane and the controls mimic the stick-n-rudder that I prefer to own...