Click Here to Return to

I had another great landout on Sunday in the glider. It was a short flight but made a good approach into a fairly small pasture with trees and powerlines on the approach end. up and down hilly slope but touched down at the crest (would've preferred uphill) and then had plenty of room to just roll as far as it would go. this is probably the most constrained field that I have landed in and it was fairly nerve wracking. Wouldve been nice to land in the huge sod farm a few miles to the north but I was too far downwind. added pictures to my landout album on picasa: http://picasaweb.google.com/cherokee373y/landouts

_________________
Everyone must believe in something, I believe that I will go flying.

You certainly make me want to fly gliders...I can only imagine how it affects your stick and rudder skills.
Thanks for the pics...
a

oh i hope you do Anais! soaring with the birds is about the most fun i've had with wings. check out www.ssa.org and use the where to fly tool to find the nearest glider operation

_________________
Everyone must believe in something, I believe that I will go flying.

Tony,

Is it common to not land at an airport in a glider? I guess so, I just never thought about it. Gliders sound like lots of fun, but I am not so sure about not landing at an airport.

-Will

_________________
Learning to fly is a lifelong project. Every time you start the engine or hook up a tow line you begin a lesson.

pilotwill@sbcglobal.net
http://web.mac.com/pilotwill/Site/Home.html
http://pilotwill.libsyn.com/

Will

Depending on what you want to get out of the sport of soaring, landing out can be common. It seems to be fairly common for me, as I like to try to see how far I can fly. Its a great challenge to me, see how well I can exploit the energy in the atmosphere to maximize distance. Of course im flying an old draggy glider, only about 25:1, so that adds to the challenge.

however a lot of guys in our club (most) get plenty of satisfaction over thermalling up near the airport and then eventually gliding back down for a landing after an afternoon flight of 1-4 hours.

Landing out is certainly not necessary to be a glider pilot. But it is a lot of fun, as you may have found out looking at my album of photos. the midwest is perfect area to do this kind of flying, IMO, as in the spring and fall the fields are empty and endless. plenty of spots to land. in the summer I have to tread more carefully and keep pastures etc. within glide distance.

check out www.ssa.org and the where to fly tool to find a glider op near you!

oh and some of my flight reports are at www.knightglider.com/flightreports.htm

_________________
Everyone must believe in something, I believe that I will go flying.

THanks Tony,

Looks like fun. I might have to go give it a go sometime. Thanks for the links. Hey, how do the farmers react to finding you and a glider in their fields? You ever get any grumpy old farmers coming at you with pitch forks and the hounds?

Hope all is well. .

-Will

_________________
Learning to fly is a lifelong project. Every time you start the engine or hook up a tow line you begin a lesson.

pilotwill@sbcglobal.net
http://web.mac.com/pilotwill/Site/Home.html
http://pilotwill.libsyn.com/

Hey Thanks Tony,

Looks like their server is offline right now, but I'll definitely check later. I had a student that taught me a lot about thermals/energy etc...it was fascinating to hear through the eyes of a glider pilot.

Take care,
a

no, no angry farmers yet, of course I havent really done any damage to any crops yet. I usually carry my checkbook with me when i fly cross country just in case the farmer needs reimbursed for damages after I land. In general the farmer thinks its pretty cool, kind of gives a little entertainment to their day. we always offer them free glider rides if they ever get back to Ames.

and its tonY

_________________
Everyone must believe in something, I believe that I will go flying.

[/quote]


and its tonY [/quote]

So so sorry Tony. LOL

My daughters name is Tori so I think my fingers were on auto pilot this morning. I have fixed the spelling my bad. I owe you for that one. Hee hee hee if you like you can call me ill or Jill or something like on a few threads... Hee hee hee

My bad.
- ill... or Jill... or is it Pill.... or maybe Dill

_________________
Learning to fly is a lifelong project. Every time you start the engine or hook up a tow line you begin a lesson.

pilotwill@sbcglobal.net
http://web.mac.com/pilotwill/Site/Home.html
http://pilotwill.libsyn.com/