Looking for my first cheaper vintage glider. Needing a refurb is ok. I can’t find much other than wings and wheels and it’s slim on there. Thanks

This one out of Australia, where a police officer and his son flew in a DG-1000 to set a new Guinness World Record of 45 consecutive loops in a glider, beating the previous record of 24

Story from Channel 9 News

Anyone out there using a 180 as a glider tug?

Problems?

Concerns?

Advantages?

I’m a glider pilot from Berlin, Germany with about 200hr experience and I enjoy cross country flying. I read soaring over the Rockies in an amazing experience and I’d love to do a two-seater flight with somebody. Does anybody know what my options are?

I arrive in Denver April 30th and have to be in SLC on May 4th evening for work. Flexible in between.

Hey all! So I've had 1 glider lesson so far. I've been doing lessons in a powered airplane (172) and had to stop due to a medical deferral (US based).

I decided while I was waiting to get cleared to go for my private glider license. Lo and behold I did get cleared for my 1st class medical, but I still want to go forward with getting my glider private before going back to my part 61 flight school. I spoke with my CFI about it and they encouraged this as well as we both feel glider flying is extremely valuable and will only make me a better pilot.

That being said, I live in an area where weather has been pretty bad, so all of my lessons have unfortunately been getting canceled. So I have forgotten everything I learned on my first glider lesson. Hopefully next week I'll be able to get back and we won't have to cancel. I really want to show up prepared, but I have no idea how to study or where to even begin. Also for the written test, where is the best place to go and study for that (resource wise).

I'm just so used to powered flight training and using Sporty's for ground school. Are there similar resources out there for learning to fly gliders? I do have the FAA glider flying handbook, but I want to be as best prepared and situated as possible.

Also what should I purchase to prepare for my lessons? Do I need to buy a radio? I just feel like there's so many differences between gliders and powered flight that I'm trying to figure out what I need to get.

Hey guys

I just started a new instagram account where i will be posting glider pictures and i am thinking of making a small webshop with glider clothes (just a idea) would love it if yall follow me

@glider_net

Just started so dont expect much yet

Hi everyone. My dad is about to turn 70 and I would love to get him a gliding experience for his birthday. He used to own a glider (in his 20s) and I know he would love to get up in the air again.

The issue is that he had a complete aortic dissection a year ago. He is back to full health, probably better than before, as he goes to the gym 3x a week and the cardiac surgeon has said he has made a miracle recovery. Will this affect him gliding? I will contact the company and ask about insurance etc and whether they'd even allow him up, but I hoped that as you are all experts you might know whether this would affect his ability to fly.

Thank you so much in advance for any advice you can give me

I've just seen that LXNav have released a dedicated standalone Vario with their HAWK system thrown in - this is probably the most cost effective way of getting HAWK into my glider as my current LX8080 is too old to have the HAWK license. I'd replace my V8 with it, and have the 8080 connected to the SxHAWK.

I understand the theory (a bit anyway) but have no experience in the real world with HAWK. For those of you that have it, would you recommend it? And can you give some examples of what improvements it's brought you?

A soft ridge day, 15kts max I think most of the day. Rasp and Skysight wave didn't develop at all. 18 hours previously storm Eowyn had battered our local area with gusts of 90 mph! It turned into a lovely mid-winters day.

Later on, I motored South about 15km to see if there was any hint of wave but nothing at all.

Still a lovely days 'chasing the shouting wind' ( although it was actually quietly whispering! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUk7DlM2yns&t=13s&ab_channel=IanMolesworth

I am from India and we have the worst GA to start with, and glider and soaring is almost non existent. I have been wanting to learn flying since I was a kid and never had a chance to do due to these situation here. I have flown in sinus 912 couple of times and loved it so much and have been wanting to learning flying, specially gliding. So I please request anyone seeing this message, to help about anyone from outside your country learning to fly in your club. I can travel to most of the places for a month or two to do this. I don’t have much restrictions about the country as long as I can get the visa and learn legally. I tried searching online and all I could find is mostly about PPL but not for gliders. Any help or even direction towards it is highly appreciated.

I never heard of it before and am wondering if the shop is trustworthy.

I'll try to keep this story as short as possible.

My club has such a negative atmosphere, with arrogant instructors and old bitter men constantly talking shit, especially to the young students. This means that the majority of students only stay for a couple of months before quitting. Imagine being a 15 year old kid, with a dream of aviation going to the airfield for flying lessons, only to be yelled at in the freezing cold for 8 hours helping with sending the senior members in the air, to then get 15 minutes of air time in a shitty plane (the club is piss poor because nobody stays) all the while experiencing borderline bullying from the instructors. I dealt with that shit for 2 years before getting my license at 17, and i pretty much only stayed because i had promised myself that i wouldn't quit. I have only flown two flights after getting my license, because it is such a bad experience to go to the airfield.

I had a burning passion for aviation before i started gliding, and i am so angry that my club is bad, because i have visited other clubs and had a really good time. The first (and only time) i didn't feel nervous at the airfield was at another club.

I have continued my membership in my club (over 100 dollars a month), but i am seriously considering quitting. But it feels wrong to give up on aviation as it has been a central part of my life since i was like 13. Maybe i'll take up powered flight, although my part time job washing dishes wouldn't be able to pay for many lessons. But the thought of flying doesn't wake any other feelings than nervousness and bitterness for me at this point, so we'll see.

Ok…I’ve tried searching for this and I get close on answers but I haven’t quite nailed it down.

My situation: can’t get a medical at the moment. Ratings: PPL ASEL, Glider PPL ASEL without medical = Sport Pilot Privileges PPL Glider without medical = Normal PPL Privileges

It’s pretty clear to me that I can’t fly IFR or at night when exercising sport pilot privileges. In the same vein, I can’t obtain an instrument rating when operating as a sport pilot.

The regulations do say that a PPL holding an instrument rating and glider rating can fly IFR/IMC if in a properly equipped aircraft. Ximango motor glider is a great example.

So, can I take the instrument check ride, as a PPL in a motor glider without a current medical? My hunch is no. The part I can’t figure out is if you remove every other part of this question and say, can the privileges of an instrument rating be exercised without a medical, regardless if it’s in a glider which doesn’t require a medical to fly.

I think there is a FAA Order that also says you have to have a valid third class medical to apply for an instrument rating which would render this all moot. Not sure though.

Also, ignore basic med for this hypothetical discussion.

I saw a glider online the other night and can’t find the picture now, it was painted like a Japanese zero from ww2. I have noticed a few warbird inspired schemes and wanted to see if you all had any to share. Thanks

Hi fellow pilots!

I’m a relatively inexperienced pilot, 25 years old, and I got my license two years ago. I now have nearly 25 hours (40 takeoffs and landings) as PIC. My instructors said I’m ready to fly the Libelle (registration I-VORY — how cool is that?!), and I’m excited, but also a bit nervous because they’ve warned me, "Watch out, boy — this bird can spin!" They also mentioned, "Since there’s no instructor seat, you’d better learn to fly it within the first 50 meters while towed in your first takeoff."

I’ve already flown a few single-seaters — a DG300 and a Mono Astir — but those were easy to handle!

I’m looking for some great advice and a big dose of positive vibes!

I currently hold Gliding NZ Pilot logbook. I will be leaving to Melbourne in a few weeks time and is very very keen on getting some airtime. As everyone in Christchurch has reported summertime has been stolen from them. Am I allowed to log hours flown in Melbourne into my GNZ Logbook? Thank you all!

On the same note... Any gliding clubs recommended to a visiting pilot in the Victoria/Melbourne area?

I see a lot of vintage gliders for sale 10k and under. A lot of these of course are fabric and wood. What is the catch with these as far as costs go? High insurance? I’m just curious as it seems like a very affordable way to fly, but not sure if I’m missing something. Thanks

Just going to leave this right here:

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