My experiences in becoming a sailplane pilot. I hope this will be helpful to other students and low-time pilots. I got my Private Pilot Certificate - Glider in January 2005.
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I wrote about this four years ago. I've changed my weather and planning routine, so here's an updated version.
For every day when I plan local soaring, I prepare by getting as much info as I can about the conditions. Here's what I usually look at. One...
Our club has arranged to place one or more gliders at Skylark Airport, where towplanes are operated by the Lake Elsinore Soaring Club. (We're placing gliders at several airports during this transition period, to see which ones work out the best for the...
All the other gliders are gone from Hemet-Ryan Airport. All the T-hangars on the glider side have been sold, dismantled, and removed. The word "GLIDERS" on Runway 22 has been painted over with black, and a big yellow X has been painted over it. The...
The county has "X"-ed the glider runway at Hemet. OCSA and HACA leaders and attorneys feel we are in a good position to get this reversed through the FAA's formal complaint process. We're getting lots of publicity in the press. I won't say more about...
On September 1, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted to grant a six-month extension for soaring at Hemet-Ryan, with a possible three-month extension beyond that. It looked like we had some time to work with the FAA and AOPA and SSA on...
