Any other glider pilots here?

[AZEL]

Looking at the snow, thinking about skiing and April.

 

[soarohio]

I started in gliders in 91’ at a club in my hometown. I’m still a member and fly the tow plane sometimes. I have around 300hrs in gliders and 500-600 hrs in the tow planes. My club flies year-round so there is no need to wait until spring. I currently have a 182 that I do most of my flying in.

 

[Lindberg]

Many. But I don't ski.

 

[AZEL]

I started in gliders in 91’ at a club in my hometown. I’m still a member and fly the tow plane sometimes. I have around 300hrs in gliders and 500-600 hrs in the tow planes. My club flies year-round so there is no need to wait until spring. I currently have a 182 that I do most of my flying in.

Here, in Akademgorodok by the Saint Croix, it was -7C with 12-15cm of snow. We don't have a RASP, but the ones for Minden and Ft Collins / Boulder were not pretty today either.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Sure. 2020, engine quit at 1500’ over… oh you mean something else - disregard

 

[brcase]

I have an LS6 and fly regularly fly the region 8 competitions. I hold several Idaho state soaring records. I have about 1500 hrs in gliders and another 7500 in single engine. I am a CFIG but mostly teach power students.

Brian
CFIIG/ASEL

 

[saddletramp]

I'm a glider pilot & CFIG too. I have very similar experience as brcase above. Now a days I'm a chief flight instructor at a small FBO & teach mostly power pilots. My students get lessons in finding lift & power management whether they want if or not. I can't help myself. I've been toying with doing some soaring again.

 

[Craig]

Did a little, way back decades ago. Would like to find a Pratt Read TG-32 to restore and fly.

 

[AZEL]

Did a little, way back decades ago. Would like to find a Pratt Read TG-32 to restore and fly.

I looked it up. That one is really cute. (Probably wouldn't take that much to finish the one hanging from the ceiling in Seattle. ) Piano maker, looking at it, I assume the rear fuselage is a plywood monocoque.

 

[Craig]

I looked it up. That one is really cute. (Probably wouldn't take that much to finish the one hanging from the ceiling in Seattle. ) Piano maker, looking at it, I assume the rear fuselage is a plywood monocoque.

Cockpit area is steel tubing and everything else is wood and fabric.

 

[AZEL]

Predictably, April arrived (following March just like last year). Almost 7 hours on 5 flights this month. Including 5+ hours on one flight yesterday.

 

[DJTorrente]

My very first GenAv ride was in a glider at Ridge Soaring, PA, maybe age 12 -- talked my parents into a side trip while attending a baseball tournament at PSU for my older brother.

Later as an adult when I couldn't avoid the urge any longer, I joined Long Island Soaring, based at KHWV. I took lessons in the club's 2-33's. I didn't complete my glider certificate, but did get my ASEL in a 172 owned by the club.