I think it really depends on how much you enjoy music, for instance I have a
passion for both gliding and photography and find the two go together rather
nicely.
If you are totally focussed on competitive flying only then I would imagine
anything else would be a distraction. The great thing about our sport is it
attracts many types of people from all walks of life, many with other
interests and skills which they bring with them, maintenance, management,
teaching for instance.
My two bobs worth
John Parncutt
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Hi Patch & All,
I am with you bro!
But, perhaps for totally different reasons???
Aviators seem to be, in the main, a very pragmatic bunch. Glider pilots, as
a sub-group, also seem to fit this mould. The question "Where are the poets
of flight?" has been discussed on this forum in the past. As a matter of
interest, try Goggling "Joseph C Lincoln Award" to see one excellent
attempt to address the balance (although that is not exactly what the stated
goals of the award are about).
To get to the point, I pose the following question " Why in God's name
would you carry, and listen to, canned music whilst gliding?" Each time you
take a launch, you are potentially putting yourself in a special position
where you can resonate with the whole universe - Mind, Body, Soul, as one.
As such, the canned music is, at best, just distracting noise.
Think about it!
.... Especially if you have not been there!
.... But I suspect, you all know exactly what I am talking about.!
{From a competition pilot's view (a subset group that does not exclude the
above principle- quite the reverse in fact - if you are not at one with the
environment - you will not win), Tom Claffey's post on the subject is
relevant - Tom gives no reasons. Tom would you care to expound on your post,
for the uninformed?}
Regards,
Gary
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Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 3:16 PM
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> Simple answer for me. NO. Never even contemplated it.
> Patch
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> Hi all,
>
> I'm about to wire in a new transceiver and note it has an audio input for
> your CD player, ipod etc. Which got me wondering....do any of you listen
> to music while soaring? What music is it, or what would it be if you did?
>
> Cheers, Ben
>
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