Re:I was there when the DC-8 went supersonic
by mastazi on Sunday August 22, 2021 @06:44PM
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> is the first thing you're taught as a glider pilot
I love gliders, I grew up near a glider school, near Rome, Italy. I live in Australia now and it seems that glider culture is not as strong as in Europe.
> it's drilled into commercial pilots
Probably even more after Air France flight 447
> but not GA nearly as much
Really? It was one of the first things I learned as I was studying towards the PPL (I haven't finished it yet because flying is expensive :-( but I'm done studying the theory).
I'm in Australia BTW, not in USA - maybe things are different
I love gliders, I grew up near a glider school, near Rome, Italy. I live in Australia now and it seems that glider culture is not as strong as in Europe.
> it's drilled into commercial pilots
Probably even more after Air France flight 447
> but not GA nearly as much
Really? It was one of the first things I learned as I was studying towards the PPL (I haven't finished it yet because flying is expensive :-( but I'm done studying the theory).
I'm in Australia BTW, not in USA - maybe things are different