Sled Runs Can Be Fun
Ahhhhh, another flying day has passed.
Nothing to brag about today, but even 2 sled runs off Cochrane hill were nice today. The first was literally about 2 minutes long, the other slightly longer, as it was slightly soarable. Nothing like last night, but there was definitly some ridge lift.
I talked to my instructor today, and sure enough, he felt that although kiting my glider in yesterday's strong winds might result in being dragged backwards at times, things would have been fine in the air. Kinda sucky that my lack of confidence prevented me from having some nice soaring flights last night, but c'est la vie I guess. One opportunity has passed, another will come.
Well, a possible trip to Utah is almost a definite no-go at this point, but I'm still optimistic about flying in the winter. There's a high-flight course in 2 weeks in Golden BC, followed by a party, so I'll definitly try to make it out for that. I'm also looking at going to Mexico or someplace, over the next 3 months. Everything is really preliminary at this point, but I'm already counting up my AirMiles! Becoming a better pilot takes practice, and in my case, I'll have to travel a bit to get some in over the next few months. It's all good though - travelling rocks!
Mmmmmmmmmmmm, flying rules.
Nothing to brag about today, but even 2 sled runs off Cochrane hill were nice today. The first was literally about 2 minutes long, the other slightly longer, as it was slightly soarable. Nothing like last night, but there was definitly some ridge lift.
I talked to my instructor today, and sure enough, he felt that although kiting my glider in yesterday's strong winds might result in being dragged backwards at times, things would have been fine in the air. Kinda sucky that my lack of confidence prevented me from having some nice soaring flights last night, but c'est la vie I guess. One opportunity has passed, another will come.
Well, a possible trip to Utah is almost a definite no-go at this point, but I'm still optimistic about flying in the winter. There's a high-flight course in 2 weeks in Golden BC, followed by a party, so I'll definitly try to make it out for that. I'm also looking at going to Mexico or someplace, over the next 3 months. Everything is really preliminary at this point, but I'm already counting up my AirMiles! Becoming a better pilot takes practice, and in my case, I'll have to travel a bit to get some in over the next few months. It's all good though - travelling rocks!
Mmmmmmmmmmmm, flying rules.
posted by Veronica at 11:51 PM
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