I found the 3R's video useful, but think a video of this sort would be more effective
with split-screen shots showing the HLG's reaction and the thermal flags' behavior.
Or a quick cut to an animation showing the flags' and what the plane was doing. Not a
complaint, just an observation.
Armed with watching the video, thermal poles and an HLG, I spent a lot of time out in
a field watching and chucking and developing a "feel" for thermals.
Good resource. I'll recommend it.
--Bill
On Mon, 20 Nov 2000 09:14:53 -0500 "Walba, Rick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ----------
> From: Walba, Rick
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 8:13 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [RCSE] 3 R's Video, Canders comments
>
> I just went through the 3 R's video saturday morning, having been self
> taught on soaring and no previous reading on this subject. The wind was
> moderately heavy and steady from the west. Ordinarily I would fly any of
> our small NE thermals I could catch with my hlg as far down wind as I
> dared. But this time, when the signs I just learned about told me of
> another thermal blowing in, I fearlessly began laboring up wind, to the
> left or right or straight ahead as the signs indicated, loosing half my
> altitude, but getting my ship back in good sight and catching a new
> thermal. Then another. Then another. Then another. So, a flight that for
> myself might have lasted 2 or 3 minutes, stretched to about 10. A few
> minutes later I caught into another cycle (now I know what a cycle is),
> and another 10 minute flight. Now that was fun!
>
The 3 R's video is a great example of what some people might call "Having an
Idea."
> When I spoke of notions of genetics, it was of course in regards to the
> development of general physical skills and abilities, not physical
> dimensions.
>
> As for flying by instincts/intuition, these are functions of the
> subconscious, and any conscious understanding of this important subject
> will also benefit your use of these functions. To make it short, thinking
> about your plane is what should make your fingers move.
>
> I believe that Midevil period military men had better understanding of
> these subjects than the so called "modern" physical trainers our
> institutions are turning out today. You know, back in the days when men
> trained to dodge bare knuckles and live blades, they took their training a
> lot more serious
>
> Rick
>
>
> ----------
> From: Silas Collier[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 4:19 PM
> To: Walba, Rick; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [RCSE] 3 R's Video, Canders comments
>
> I have a cousin that plays for the Steelers. If he wasn't drafted, he was
> headed for Dental School. At 6'-8" and 340 lbs, his genetics may have
> made
> him ill-suited to be a dentist, but his making millions in football
> despite
> being quite bright =)
> Flying deliberately and systematically may lead to consistency, but flying
> by instinct is much more enjoyable for me. Do you think about your
> fingers,
> or your plane?
>
> -Silas-
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Walba, Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 9:48 AM
> Subject: RE: [RCSE] 3 R's Video, Canders comments
>
>
> >
> > The reason that pro athletes are so inconsistent, and so few excell, is
> > precisely because they have little conscious understanding of what they
> are
> > doing. I believe this is what you are trying to express.
> >
> > The greater your conscious understanding, the greater can be your
> > consistancy and progress. Notions about genetics [playing the key role]
> are
> > greatly over rated.
> >
> > I have spent the last 10 years trying to convince pro ball teams that
> you
> > can in fact train athletes in a systematic and definite manner.
> > Unfortunately this task is almost like trying to get a mongroloid child
> > through high school! No geniuses in pro sports to say the very least.
> >
> > Rick
>
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