denverpilot
Tied Down
A buddy soloed yesterday at Boulder. Said he stopped after one because he made himself nervous.
Going over it with him today he said he was late putting out the full brakes, and the glider was light from lack of a CFI on board, took the slip out a little too soon, and then tried to force it on the last three feet instead of letting it slow up and landing a little longer.
Made sure he had discussed with his CFI and then helped him laugh a little... We've all been there. I scared the crap out of myself on my third landing in a C-150 with an excellent Captain Kangaroo impression.
Been showing him links to Tony's exploits and XCs... He isn't quite mentally ready for glider cross countries yet!
Another pilot is born...
His CFI-G joked, "Would have been a perfect landing if the runway was three feet higher!"
I'm betting he's got multiple flights scheduled for next weekend already... He's hooked.
Going over it with him today he said he was late putting out the full brakes, and the glider was light from lack of a CFI on board, took the slip out a little too soon, and then tried to force it on the last three feet instead of letting it slow up and landing a little longer.
Made sure he had discussed with his CFI and then helped him laugh a little... We've all been there. I scared the crap out of myself on my third landing in a C-150 with an excellent Captain Kangaroo impression.
Been showing him links to Tony's exploits and XCs... He isn't quite mentally ready for glider cross countries yet!
Another pilot is born...
His CFI-G joked, "Would have been a perfect landing if the runway was three feet higher!"
I'm betting he's got multiple flights scheduled for next weekend already... He's hooked.
