I only have a few flights under my belt and i am working towards my certificate, but I can tell you that every time I have left the glider airport, I am smiling uncontrollably.How safe or dangerous is it, and most importantly how much fun is it?
x2I thought I knew how to use the rudder until I started flying gliders.
If my son shows any intrest in flying, he'll start in a glider. Then once he knows how to really fly, I'll help him knock out his power ratings.How I started as well.
That is a wonderful feeling... :whatever:No doubt it's a lot of fun (unless you're about 800' AGL, 200+ miles from where you want to be and all the other gliders you're competing against seem to be still in the air at 10,000')
That sounds about right for a commercial FBO type operation, but a club should be a little bit cheaper than that per flight. Of course, in a club there are dues to pay each month too.Out of curiosity how much $$ do you spend on an average flight. At a local soaring club its $70 a tow to 3,000 (including everything) which could either be cheap or expensive depending on the thermals.
Glider time doesn't apply for total time requirements, does it?Your right, a $30 and 2,000 foot tow, in my glider, and I am gone on a 6 hour flight, ends up being a pretty cheap way to build total time, and possibly a lot of cross country time if I end up landing more than 50 miles away.![]()
Why wouldn't it?Glider time doesn't apply for total time requirements, does it?
It does, but there are different ways it can be valued when going for a rating, insurance requirements or job applications.Glider time doesn't apply for total time requirements, does it?
Of course it can. Which is why in the experience requirements for some licenses have "airplane" time listed specifically instead of just total time.Glider time doesn't apply for total time requirements, does it?