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In this episode Carl and Rick interview Pilot Jim G about his experiences with light sport, how to get into soaring, and it’s advantages.
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Cruise Flight:
- Glider Rating
- Glider clubs
- About a tenth of the cost of flying a 172
- Advice for new glider pilots
- Soaring Society of America
- Light Sport advantages
- Light Sport Aircraft information from EAA
- By Dan Johnson
- US Sport Aviation Expo
- Sport Aviation Showcase
- Rainbow Aviation
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Video Of The Week:
There’s a trike (weight-shift control) instructor/pilot named Henry who does some incredible videos from his trike. He’s called “Henry TrikeLife” on YouTube.
Henry made a collection of his 2016 videos here:
I enjoy your podcast, guys, and as a glider pilot, I especially enjoyed the episode with Jim G. I thought I’d recommend a couple of videos, if you’re interested. The first one is a montage of soaring flights in the Alps. It’s truly a work of art. Here’s the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO6GJLDqnYY&index=44&list=LLJf7f5dcIjpmH_4Oh5Nzv1A
The second is a fun video that a few of our youth members put together at our soaring club, Texas Soaring Association. This is the link for it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqawMYEHW2c&index=57&list=LLJf7f5dcIjpmH_4Oh5Nzv1A
I thought Jim did a good job of explaining soaring, but I think it’s hard to convey just how far and fast gliders can fly, so here’s a link to part of one of the races of the 2014 FAI Soaring Grand Prix:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vILFdbpZ6lg
I hope you enjoy them.
Jeff