Flying the cub

[Seanaldinho]

Some of the ships with water ballasts like to be towed faster. One wanted an 85mph tow today.

Yeah they probably have a 40:1 glide ratio though and are going for distance flights.

None of our birds have water ballasts and the sportiest glider out there is the presidents private mini-nimbus.

[Tupac]

Waiting to depart from HYI this AM.



Sitting in the tow plane waiting for the glider to get staged on the threshold.

[Grayeagle]

Spent some time in an Aeronca Champ . . similar plane.

Just flyin the pattern takes ahwile
Settin up base leg on approach ..feels like you have time to read a novel.

Waggle the wings .. helps others see you as you are basically a speed bump in the pattern.

Pulled up next to a hawk (the actual bird) ..
...he looked over his shoulder at me and dove away ..faster than I could go

A lil gusty on landing and yassir .. you gotta fly it till it is stopped and engine off.

Great for puttin around the sky .. would hate to have to go anywhere in it

-Frank aka GE (yer gonna have a similar treat if you get to fly a Stearman PT-19, and wait till you strap on a P-51D ..yaaa baby, that Lady *flies*

[Seanaldinho]

Spent some time in an Aeronca Champ . . similar plane.

Just flyin the pattern takes ahwile
Settin up base leg on approach ..feels like you have time to read a novel.

Waggle the wings .. helps others see you as you are basically a speed bump in the pattern.

Pulled up next to a hawk (the actual bird) ..
...he looked over his shoulder at me and dove away ..faster than I could go

A lil gusty on landing and yassir .. you gotta fly it till it is stopped and engine off.

Great for puttin around the sky .. would hate to have to go anywhere in it

-Frank aka GE (yer gonna have a similar treat if you get to fly a Stearman PT-19, and wait till you strap on a P-51D ..yaaa baby, that Lady *flies*

I flew crosswind with a peregrine in the glider once, a very cool and surreal expierence. two free spirits soaring the skies together...