Re: Glider curious

Jim Logajan wrote:
> J a c k <baron58y@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> dscopel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>>
>>
>>> You definitly need to love flying to accept to be trained in a
>>> Schweizer.
>>
>> I take it you don't love flying. Why do you do it?
> 
> I just re-read the post you responded to and it doesn't look like he 
> doesn't love flying - he just claimed that you have to love it to endure

> some of the demands of some of the trainers. He had some criticisms of 
> training in a Schweizer which seemed to resonate with me (a newcomer). 
> Keeping in mind that I have essentially no stick-time in anything other 
> than a 2-33 and therefore don't have anything to compare it to, I'd have
to 
> agree with one of his statements:
> 
> He wrote: "... I remember that I have to push hard on the stick to
prevent 
> that flying crayfish to nose up. And since the stick was far away from
my 
> body...." Sounds familiar! I noticed during my a*****ows that even with
the 
> 2-33A's bungee trim all the way forward I still have to hold the stick 
> almost to the end of my arm's reach - and still effect fine motor
control. 
> My arm would definitely start feeling the stress. We tried both an extra

> back cu****on (to bring my torso forward) and forward ballast, but I
can't 
> say either one helped that much and each had minor downsides. Many tows 
> later I think various factors are reducing the issue to a minor
annoyance.
> 
> Maybe such complaints merely indicate some of us are wusses who would
lose 
> an arm wrestling contest in an instant. ;-)


dscopel's statement was WRT a 2-22, I believe. I have never flown a 
2-22. The three 2-33's I have flown were all easy to fly, and the two 
1-26's delightful. As you noted, a little practice goes a long way to 
erase those first white-knuckle impressions of any trainer.

It is pointless to disparage the ****ps that have safely and economically 
trained so many pilots. If one can afford to train in a K21 or a 
DG-1000, that is fine--but unless one learns some humility at the same 
time perhaps the s****t is not better served. One may encounter an 
example of any type which does not represent the type very well. When 
this happens, it may be a sign that one should seek out a different club 
or commercial operator.


Jack