On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:09:27 -0700 (PDT), Darryl Ramm
<darryl.ramm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
[snip]
>
>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).
Ain't that the truth...back in my power-flying days, circa 1964, I was
driving from L. A. to Ohio, heard there was a contest at El Mirage,
and decided to drop in for a look.
- Hey, ummm, where are all the gliders?
-They're all out on course, sir, if you stay around till about five
you'll see them come back...
Fast forward to the late Seventies and we're having a contest at Black
Forest, and the TV crew shows up.
-Hey, umm, where are all the gliders?
-They're out on course, we should start seeing some finishes around
five...
-Well, we gotta make the five o'clock news, hey Larry, take a picture
of that airplane over there.
We're the Invisible S****t...;-)
rj
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