I'm with you Al,
At our club our flying is generally local and we are not full on comp
orientated.
I fly for the enjoyment of it and I like music so I find flying with music a
heightened experience.
I can't think of anything better than bobbing around the clouds listening to
Jeff Buckley crooning in the background.
I also see the point that some serious pilots may see music as a distraction
and understand their comments in relation to its appropriateness.
Horses for courses.
Kindest Regards
Grant Davies
m. 0419 818 315
f. 07 41 54 14 36
e. [email protected]
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Al Borowski
Sent: Thursday, 14 April 2011 11:26 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Music while flying?
I always thought that the whole point of gliding was to have fun - and if
playing music increases your enjoyment, and doesn't compromise safety, then
why not?
Cheers,
Al
On 14 April 2011 23:07, <[email protected]> wrote:
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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