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My son who lives in Oklahoma and works for American Airlines, flies gliders for a hobby. He entered the national aerobatic championships in Texas a couple weeks ago with his own glider in the intermediate class and won a third place over all, a second place for the a normal pattern flight, (everyone has to fly this pattern), and first place for a pattern of his own design. For a pattern of the pilots own design, he received the highest points over all and this includes the experts. For this achievement, he got his name engraved on a trophy in the aerobatic hall of fame museum.
This is not his aircraft, but is the same make. A Pilatus B-4
<span style="font-weight: bold">Pretty neat kid huh!</span>


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Yeah well my kid can ride a bicycle, and chew gum at the same time. Congratulations Paul.
 
Super accomplishment!!
 
Superb accomplishment!!!!!!!!!!!

I've always wanted to fly in a glider, a hot air balloon
and a seaplane.

I got the seaplane ride for my birthday.

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Tinster said:
Superb accomplishment!!!!!!!!!!!

I've always wanted to fly in a glider, a hot air balloon
and a seaplane.

I got the seaplane ride for my birthday.

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If you ever get a chance to take a glider flight, do yourself a favor and do it! It is the quietest and most peaceful ride you'll ever experience. I personally have gobs of powered flight hours in just about everything imaginable, for work and play, but the enjoyment of flying in a modern glider is tops in my book. Again, do it if you get the chance! You won't regret it.
 
That ain't bragging, it's sharing the joy- and you have a right to be joyful.
 
GREAT

It is on my list of things to do as well, I will always recall the scene from the "real" Thomas Crown Affair.
 
PAUL161 said:
Tinster said:
Superb accomplishment!!!!!!!!!!!

I've always wanted to fly in a glider, a hot air balloon
and a seaplane.

I got the seaplane ride for my birthday.

d
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If you ever get a chance to take a glider flight, do yourself a favor and do it! It is the quietest and most peaceful ride you'll ever experience. I personally have gobs of powered flight hours in just about everything imaginable, for work and play, but the enjoyment of flying in a modern glider is tops in my book. Again, do it if you get the chance! You won't regret it.
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If man were meant to fly, he would have wings.

My brother-in-law in Oregon is a serious glider (he owns 8) and has taken all three of my sons aloft. But I won't go. Too chicken. He is also heavy into remote control gliders, like world championships...


Congrats on your son's skill and bravery.
 
PAUL161 said:
... Again, do it if you get the chance! You won't regret it.
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We have a glider club here on Long Island in Westhampton, and they offer rides. My brother-in-law got me a gift certificate for one of these. A mile high tow, and an hour in the air. Well, we take off get up to altitude and let go of the tow plane. It was great. I'm really starting to love this stuff, until about twenty minutes into the flight the pilot says we have to land because the Air Force is doing some stuff in the area. We wait about a half an hour on the ground and take off again. Up to 5000 ft again and off we go. I know a little more what to expect now right?? NO...the pilot casually asks me if I'm into some aerobatics. Sure...whatever. <span style="font-weight: bold">WOW!!!</span> I know this guy wasn't doing anything really crazy, but it was a ride that no roller coaster could match. He always asked me if the last manuveur was too much. I always said "no problem". :sick: It was perhaps the most enjoyable time I've ever spent in the air. Plus, he stayed up the second time the whole hour. Two rides for the price of one. :thumbsup:

Do it if you get the opportunity.
 
See if you can visualize this; Your released from the tow plane, if lucky you catch a thermal and pop out at around 10 thousand feet, you can see for 50 miles in any direction, the air is as smooth as silk, the sunny sky is full of big white puffy clouds, you don't look at the instrument panel or the aircraft, just lean back and look up and relax for a while. There's hardly any sound and you get the feeling of floating in space. The only way I can describe it is, it's as close to any religious experience I've ever encountered. Fantastic, just fantastic!
 
Very neat! Congrats!

We have a ~Local Sailplane Airport~ in Blairstown NJ. I've always been tempted, but have never found the time.

One day, a glider from Blairstown got too far away and too low...and ended up coming in at ~Our Place~ (which is the shortest public runway in NJ. They had to take it out on a trailer.

Still hope to do some gliding oneday.
 
My dad used to race sailplanes. He had me go up once when I was in grade school. Very, very cool! Almost no noise, great visibility, nothing like it! :laugh:
Took my wife for a balloon ride for our anniversary. That was awesome too. To me the difference in the two was in the sailplane you had a sense of speed. In the balloon, it was as if we were still and the rest was moving around us. Both wonderful experiences! Do either or both when you can!!
 
Only problem of doing so well, is he now wants to enter the expert category. His aircraft won't do a couple of the required maneuvers,(not quick enough), so to do this he needs another aircraft at the cost of $100,000. I hope his piggy bank is full! Wow.
 
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