Description | A Glider Pilot Learns to Play Mother Nature |
h1 tags | Soaring – Chess in the Air A First Hand Account by Rick Roelke The Pilot June 9, 2022 Shmulik’s Flight Approaching Rifle Reported Winds on the Ground Pattern Entry and the Challenger Complication Downwind Leg and Turn To Final What Caused the Crash? What is a Microburst? Everything Fits Could The Accident Have Been Averted? Is There Anything To Learn? Learning From My Own Mistakes Final Thoughts An Exceptional Flight Requires Exceptional Conditions Forecast Conditions for June 4 Task Planning Considerations The Task Timing Probabilities and Beliefs Execution Flight Trace and Key Stats Lessons Learned Concluding Thoughts Goal #1: Stay Safe 2. Improve Specific Flying Skills Goal #3 – Speed Goals Goal #4 – Distance Goals Goal #5 – Contest Goals Goal #6 – Giving Back |
h2 tags | Posts The Fourteener Challenge Hostile Terrain, Capricious Weather, No Place To Land A Career Goal Current Trophy Holders My 14er Journey Practical Information for Aspiring Contenders 1. Stay Safe by always heeding my own advice. 2. Continue to Improve My Soaring Skills 3. Flight Achievement Goals 4. Giving Back Do You Want to Set Your Own Soaring Goals? 1) Are You Ready to Fly Contests? 2) Preparing Your Glider 3) Preparing Your Trailer 4) Select and Study the Contest Site 5) Be Familiar With Contest Tasks 6) Know Your Flight Computer 7) At the Contest Site Posts navigation Subscribe Recent Posts Clemens View my Latest Video Follow Me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter Archives Translate this page Search Subscribe to Blog via Email Search |
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