Then the gliding is the way to go! I started out with gliders only because I wanted to fly, not because I was interested in soaring, but then, couple of weeks into the theoretical part of the training, I was instantly hooked onto it.

Seriously? So you think that a decade of following him closely - watching/reading his interviews, comments and other stuff about him does not qualify me to judge his personality? If I were to actually have a conversation with him, I would ask him what the hell is his problem.

And this:

For safety reasons; if there is any sort of a failure during the tow phase, glider will have to make an emergency landing, and glider pilots have a tendency to forget about the landing gear - twice I’ve seen people land with the gear up. That’s why the SOPs are followed during the critical phases of flight - take off…

It’s true! There is a military AN/FPS-117 radar less than 100 miles from our airfield and it sees quite a lot. When parachute drops are conducted from above the allowed altitude, ATC sees it. When metal gliders punch above the zone, they see it. When wooden or fiberglass gliders do so, they rarely see it.

Now you are just throwing around nonsense in attempt to gain the upper hand. I can’t be a third party in this discussion as I am talking to you; Hamilton is a third party as we are talking about him. Also, you know too little about me to judge my personality, while we know quite a lot about Hamilton’s, and BTW, you…

Forward slip?

Glider pilots always carry one, due to risk of collision and the possibility of getting trapped over a terrain where you can’t make an outfield landing.

A fun story: certain pilots in my flying club often break the maximum permitted altitude, but when flying with the fiberglass gliders, ATC never sees them; when aluminum gliders do so, we immediately receive an angry call from the authorities.

Gliding is awesome! Check this out:

Does anyone still use bungee cords?

Does anyone still use bungee cords?

If you are medically fit, it’s never too late. I started flying gliders when I was 16, and the oldest guy in our training group was 62!

Considering that I have expressed my personal opinion about a third party, I don’t see how it fits in the same category as your reply to me, where instead of presenting a valid counterpoint (which you still haven’t done), you have criticised me. Also, that was my original post, not directed to anyone here, and my…

Am I the only one who can’t see any comments in this thread after the DCrants’ post from 4/18/16 9:05am, except when going through the notifications?

The most effective way to defeat an insurgency is also the least politically-acceptable one.It involves some serious brutality and human rights violations. If the insurgents are determined enough, fighting them with huge resources can actually be beneficial for them, politically.

It can be worn out due to a car going off the track as the result of a contact. But Audi choose not to appeal, as they are probably aware that their car ran wide or was lower than permitted.

Am I the only one who thinks that the LMP1-L championship is pointless, with only one and half team participating.

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This is weirdly awesome!