Monthly Archives: December 2011
Gliding lessons 2 & 3
When I rocked up to the Darling Downs gliding club around 11am today I was whisked straight into the awaiting Puchacz training glider that had recently landed. My instructor Leon gave me a run through of the preflight checks and I … Continue reading →
Gliding from Warwick to Bowenville
As we were under tow, Dennis constantly gave reports on alternative landing sites should the rope break. A cloud in the distance to our right lit up the sky as lightnight struck the ground below. The tow duet came upon a cloud that was lower than the others and so had to dive down underneath it. Continue reading →