- Mon May 02, 2016 10:09 am
#387252
The weekends here for a long while have not been good for getting off the mountain, so I decided it was time to start aerotow training. I had my first two lessons yesterday morning.
1st flight my instructor threw a lot of things at me, kinda like drinking from the firehose. It was a mess in my opinion but back on the ground my instructor told me he likes to throw a decent bit at the student 1st flight as an assessment of skills. He deemed me as an average student, whatever that means.
Second flight we had a plan, he would fly the glider until 500agl, then I would control pitch while he would control roll. We did that for maybe 30-45 seconds and said I was doing good on pitch, so he said to take over on everything and follow the plane. I did a decent job following the plane, got inside a few times, got a little too high and low a few times, but he said I did a good job of it for a second lesson.
I enjoyed the lessons on the way back down as well, and got some very good tips on proper coordinated turns. He had me do slipping turns as well so I could feel the difference, and we talked about times when a slipping turn can be helpful. Also a lot of talk about winds and setting up approaches, etc.
I really liked this as on the hills we're flying and turning while upright and only have time to link two turns at a time. Then, when you go off the mountain and you start going prone, it's different. I really am appreciating the instruction/critique I'm getting on my prone flying.
This is GOOD! More lessons to follow.
1st flight my instructor threw a lot of things at me, kinda like drinking from the firehose. It was a mess in my opinion but back on the ground my instructor told me he likes to throw a decent bit at the student 1st flight as an assessment of skills. He deemed me as an average student, whatever that means.
Second flight we had a plan, he would fly the glider until 500agl, then I would control pitch while he would control roll. We did that for maybe 30-45 seconds and said I was doing good on pitch, so he said to take over on everything and follow the plane. I did a decent job following the plane, got inside a few times, got a little too high and low a few times, but he said I did a good job of it for a second lesson.
I enjoyed the lessons on the way back down as well, and got some very good tips on proper coordinated turns. He had me do slipping turns as well so I could feel the difference, and we talked about times when a slipping turn can be helpful. Also a lot of talk about winds and setting up approaches, etc.
I really liked this as on the hills we're flying and turning while upright and only have time to link two turns at a time. Then, when you go off the mountain and you start going prone, it's different. I really am appreciating the instruction/critique I'm getting on my prone flying.
This is GOOD! More lessons to follow.
Mr Pou
But what the hell do I know, I'm just another H2 talking out of his arsehole
But what the hell do I know, I'm just another H2 talking out of his arsehole