Indeed....SOSA is the competitive pilots home turf and was where I learned ....without a lot a confidence it is not for the faint hearted as competitiion pilots have little patience with noobs.
Many airline pilots also fly sailplanes as it is real flying instead of bus driving and a lot of fun, also towing gliders up builds up flying hours for power pilots without cost to them.
The guy that landed in the Hudson was a sailplane pilot as was the Gimli Glider pilot. Useful skill set.
I miss it.
Many fly well into old age if they can pass the medical and flight checks each year ....one instructor when I learned was ex Luftwaffe
....in his 80s and still instructing. Even beyond flying solo, pilots can fly with an instructor aboard.
It is far and away the least expensive way to get a pilots licence as well as the transition to power is straight forward cept you get do-overs if you stuff the landing
It is very worth spending $150 for a ride.
3 weeks in the spring/summer/fall and about $2500 you can get your solo licence. Was a big bucket list check mark for me.
Many airline pilots also fly sailplanes as it is real flying instead of bus driving and a lot of fun, also towing gliders up builds up flying hours for power pilots without cost to them.
The guy that landed in the Hudson was a sailplane pilot as was the Gimli Glider pilot. Useful skill set.
I miss it.
Many fly well into old age if they can pass the medical and flight checks each year ....one instructor when I learned was ex Luftwaffe
....in his 80s and still instructing. Even beyond flying solo, pilots can fly with an instructor aboard.It is far and away the least expensive way to get a pilots licence as well as the transition to power is straight forward cept you get do-overs if you stuff the landing
It is very worth spending $150 for a ride.
3 weeks in the spring/summer/fall and about $2500 you can get your solo licence. Was a big bucket list check mark for me.
