Wasn't Bob Pearson trained on gliders?
Nuff said .....
Benefits of learning gliding as powered aircraft pilot?
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Re: Benefits of learning gliding as powered aircraft pilot?
How about tangible things learned flying gliders that are useful in powered aircraft?
One thing, is learning about lift and where to find it, and then using it to your advantage in powered planes too. Flying along the sunny side of the valley full of updrafts, where you can trim nose down, throttle back, and dramatically reduce your fuel burn. You don't get to fly the magenta line, shortest distance, etc. but you do get some more hands-on *flying* as you pick your way from thermal to thermal, and can save a bunch in gas money.
One thing, is learning about lift and where to find it, and then using it to your advantage in powered planes too. Flying along the sunny side of the valley full of updrafts, where you can trim nose down, throttle back, and dramatically reduce your fuel burn. You don't get to fly the magenta line, shortest distance, etc. but you do get some more hands-on *flying* as you pick your way from thermal to thermal, and can save a bunch in gas money.
Re: Benefits of learning gliding as powered aircraft pilot?
I suspect that the persons who feel that way, would have felt that way even if there was no such thing as a taildragger.trey kule wrote: It seems it is only in the last so many years that learning how to fly a tailwheel plane somehow makes one a super superior pilot,
Somebody mentioned the name of a famous pilot who ran out of gas. Bailing yourself out of a ridiculous situation you got yourself into is 'nuff said' to me on piloting.
