>> Funny, I've heard that same argument to justify replacing a Kookaburra with >> a Blanik; a Banik with a K21 and now, a K21 with A DG-1000!!! And before my >> time, probably a Zogling with a Kookaburra.
Yes, yes, yes, but… I have heard a few instructors say "I'm not going to risk a valuable club trainer by taking it out of glide range of the strip…" and fair enough. With a T31, that's about a furlong away from the boundary fence, and inside it at that. The problem with that is that it doesn't give the student a reasonable taste of XC flying and what it is all about. I guess I was a fairly poor student. No doubt I was cocky and sloppy and probably still am. Just before being allowed to go solo, I was sent off with the remedial instructor. And it was one of the most memorable flights I have had. I firmly believe that if clubs invested a few dollars more in their students and did something for free… stopped the meter and showed what gliding is all about… the return would easily repay it. Oh, and wasn't the Zogling a single seater? Orville W said repeatedly that flying with an instructor would ruin a student pilot's self confidence. I'm not sure what the official GFA ruling is on sending students solo on their first flight but I'm guessing it is a big no! D _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
