I followed that link myself being a pprune reader. (the school boy comment also applies to this mail list... no different)
gliding gets pretty much the thumbs up - best comment: >> *Comparing power flying to gliding is in many ways like comparing motor-boating to sailing. Just about anyone can steer a motor-boat and make it go where they want. Sailing a yacht, whether it be for pleasure or competition, requires more skills. A glider pilot, on average, will generally have a more refined knowledge of the weather, better knowledge of aerodynamics, better decision making skills and a better lookout than a power pilot. They wont know the best way to start a hot wet lycoming but thats about it. Gliding rewards the better pilot by better flights. OOW cpla cplh GLIDER PILOT p.s. you wouldnt believe how many airline pilots fly gliders in their spare time!* >> Piloting skill and the sport itself are highly regarded. The thing that gets a bagging is the ancient GFA system. Even RA Aus left the GFA behind in the aspects of training / licensing. Yes, it is debatable if someone with 30 hours flying experience should hold a license equivalent in gliding - compared to RA Aus. Maybe GFA is smarter than we all think and just monitors what others (RA-Aus) are doing and come up with an even better system in the not so distant future... ;-) ew On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 9:57 PM, Stuart & Kerri Ferguson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am not a fan of Pprune - it's mostly populated by so called professional > pilots mostly carrying on like immature school boys - attached for those > who > are registered (you require to be registered to gain access these days) is > a > topic bagging glider pilots. > > > http://www.pprune.org/d-g-general-aviation-questions/345900-powered-gliding. > html<http://www.pprune.org/d-g-general-aviation-questions/345900-powered-gliding.html> > > > Don't be to offended - most of them bag anything that does not agree or > conform with their particular point of view - in most cases it is a case of > "pot kettle black'" but it is interesting. > > SDF > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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