Yeah, the OLC's fantastic. There's not really any of the 'competitive comparison' Rolf was on about there yet - yet ;-) - but everytime I login I'll have a look at flights that he and other Geelong members have done. It shows you what's possible.
Nothing to be lost by posting a flight up. Best Regards Ailsa On 28 August 2010 18:50, rolf a. buelter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Therefore, my thinking is that 40-80 hours per year of flight time would > be ballpark, for me. I perceive that to be low given the stories I've heard > about not being able to fly certain types without 500+ hours logged (which > would take me 6-12 years to attain). Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the > experience needed and the opportunities, particularly in Club Class. > > > > Hi Andrew, > > 40 to 80 hours may not be enough to qualify internationally but as regular > club pilots go, that is the top end, no problem at all to do a lot of > x-country flying. I know of only one glider where their makers (Akaflieg > Braunschweig's SB 13) require their members to have 500 hours before they > permit them to fly it. Few clubs have gliders which can't be managed by a > pilot with around 100 hours, most need significantly less. > What i've forgotten to mention in my first post on the subject - one of our > Juniors, not even cross country rated yet, placed very well in the > decentralised junior comp last season. She is simply very keen to advance > and posts every flight of any duration on the OLC. > > Rgds - Rolf > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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