Which turns out to be remarkably self enforcing, because for someone who's only ever flown with a vario it's extraordinarily hard to get out of gliding distance without one.
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 8:38 PM, Sean Jorgensen-Day < sean.jorgensen...@bigpond.com> wrote: > *“*For the paleo engineless gliders you are likely to risk an outlanding > with its attendant hazards. Pretty stupid to risk breaking your glider or > yourself over lack of a backup.” > > So you are saying that a outlanding is a risky occurrence? > > People are outlanding all the time, except for a few occasions they seem > to be walking away and still have a glider they can use. > > Maybe we should ban outlandings? Suggested new rule may read: “You must > remain in gliding distance of a suitable landing point, unless you have a > working vario.” > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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