On Jun 28, 9:45=A0pm, "BT" <bNOt...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Don't let others belittle the 2-33.
> 2-33s are wonderful training aircraft.. ours has been teaching new
pilots
> for over 20 years.
> Remember.. they were designed to teach 14 year olds to fly safely and
> economically.
>
> We train them in 2-33, a two seat trainer.. and after solo pop them into
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a
> 1-26 a single seat glider for solo work
>
> One of our most recent private pilots just flew over 60km and return to
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ay
> in a 1-26... many great glider pilots of today learned in 2-33s and
1-26s=
..
>
> We "Graduate" our new private pilots into the Grob 103, 2 seat advanced
> training, LS-4 single seat glass for cross country and now a Janus C for
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two
> seat crosss country flying.
>
> BT
>
> "Clark" <c...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
> news:Xns9ACBB61A487EDch2uswestnet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Certificated PP taking my first glider ride tomorrow. Not ready to go
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ver
> > to
> > the unpowered side but glider curious enough to take a lesson.
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> > Supposed to take 3 or so rides in a 2-33. If I was prepping for a ride
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in
> > an
> > unfam aircraft I'd make a list of V speeds and pay attention to
anythin=
g
> > new.
> > About all I've done for the glider ride is peruse the FAA glider
handbo=
ok.
>
> > What should I know about the 2-33?
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> > --
> > ---
> > there should be a "sig" here
The point was not belittling the 2-33, the point was somebody asking
about seeing what "the other side is like". If the other side they are
interested in consists of flying around in older trainers then that
is a valid thing. If somebody really wants to see what XC gliding is
about - there may be better ways to experience this. Or at least be
aware there is a difference. Now whatever the original poster had in
mind and whatever existing information/interest he has in soaring was
never really clear.
I've just had a few too many conversations with power pilots at
air****ts in their Columbias or Cirruses looking at some older training
glider and wondering what it is people see interesting in this s****t,
especially since what they seem to notice are people shooting patterns
(all the XC ****ps are out flying XC and the power pilots usually don't
get to see them).
Darryl
(got hooked in a Duo, learn to fly in a 2-32, Grob 103, Duo,
DG-1000S, Pegasus, ... owned a DG-303, now fly an ASH-26E, Duo
occasionally, ..).
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