Ready for that Glider add on?

[SCCutler]

Folks, this place is Glider Nirvana.

 

[rottydaddy]

Congrats, Adam... and I envy you guys...

 

[tonycondon]

Group shot:

Me, Chris Uhl (Longus), Chris Roberts (Brevus), Matt Michael, Adam Kite, Burt Compton, Pete VonTresckow

 

[CJones]

Group shot:

Me, Chris Uhl (Longus), Chris Roberts (Brevus), Matt Michael, Adam Kite, Burt Compton, Pete VonTresckow

What a ratty lookin group of so-and-so's. Sounds like everyone had a good time! Congrats on a successful trip!

 

[vontresc]

Well I'm back, and am now a GP G. I'll post some more about the checkride later. But in the mean time, here are some pics from this week.

Sunset Blanik

Chris Uhl in the DG-1000

Adam "Danger" Kite in the K-13

Tony "Leans" Condon in the K-13

Post Checkride Pete Enjoying the rear seat in the K-13

Short Final at Marfa

K-13 about to take off

 

[akite]

I look a little crazy in that picture, Pete!

 

[tonycondon]

another group shot, courtesy of Adam:

 

[akite]

we should almost send this picture into Soaring magazine, we have two commercials, a CFI-G, a CFI-G renewal, two solos in a new type, and a bonified tow pilot

 

[tonycondon]

two flight reviews too. Im the only one who didnt gain or extend some sort of operating privilege. I did get Brevus tow current and flight reviewed and signed off Pete though, I suppose that counts for something.

 

[wby0nder]

we should almost send this picture into Soaring magazine, we have two commercials, a CFI-G, a CFI-G renewal, two solos in a new type, and a bonified tow pilot

Yea, but like 5 of us are tilting our heads. What kind of message would that send to the rest of the gliding community much less the larger aviation community?

 

[tonycondon]

Yea, but like 5 of us are tilting our heads. What kind of message would that send to the rest of the gliding community much less the larger aviation community?

obviously most of us are disoriented in one way or another.

 

[wby0nder]

obviously most of us are disoriented in one way or another.

Amen to that

 

[akite]

Matt,
We can send in the better picture, where we are all looking, it would look good in the accomplishments section, or we could tell them we were singing Goofys Glider

 

[wby0nder]

Next time we need to work up a group performance of Goofys Glider theme. That would be a riot

 

[vontresc]

We really need to get Chris Uhl a blue hat like Goofy has....

 

[akite]

LOL, I think he has one already!

 

[rottydaddy]

Yea, but like 5 of us are tilting our heads. What kind of message would that send to the rest of the gliding community much less the larger aviation community?

I'm not a head-tilter, myself, and it would seem a bad idea in theory, but I've seen plenty of cockpit footage of (pro) acro pilots tilting their heads in steep turns and rolling maneuvers... almost as if they are trying to keep their head as level as possible. Might just be a matter of personal taste, and if it works for an airshow or race pilot, it may not be a bad habit (for everybody). My first guess is that some acro pilots do this to try to minimize blood flow away from the brain during high-gee maneuvers.
Watch this guy tilt his head... and note how much gee he's pulling (and how rapidly!). Ouch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NfCZZuCUTE