Lecture Check listLecture Check list

Clothes, glasses, mask, shoes, gloveClothes, glasses, mask, shoes, glove Out landing bagOut landing bag Small white boardSmall white board Pre flight boxPre flight box Water bottle and coffeeWater bottle and coffee SeeYou with 2 flightsSeeYou with 2 flights Pointing stickPointing stick Felt tipsFelt tips

What do you want out of Gliding?What do you want out of Gliding?

Take the comments of the lecture Take the comments of the lecture based on your needsbased on your needs

However even if you are a casual However even if you are a casual flyer you will get a lot more from flyer you will get a lot more from flying if you prepare and practiceflying if you prepare and practice

If you don’t you will soon find how If you don’t you will soon find how hard it is and become disillusioned.hard it is and become disillusioned.

PreparationPreparation

Personal Personal PreparationPreparation Practice Practice PlanningPlanning PreventPrevent Poor Poor Performance.Performance.

Immaculate FlyingImmaculate Flying

Platypus Immaculate Platypus Immaculate flying.docflying.doc

What do we Practice and Plan?What do we Practice and Plan?

Personal attirePersonal attire Glider PreparationGlider Preparation Know how to read the weatherKnow how to read the weather Know the rulesKnow the rules Navigation abilityNavigation ability Nutrition, Hydration and AirNutrition, Hydration and Air Prepare and Fly the day like The DayPrepare and Fly the day like The Day Prepare for out landing and retrieve.Prepare for out landing and retrieve.

AttireAttire

Suitable Hat*Suitable Hat* Sun Protection*Sun Protection* Glasses*Glasses* Clothing*Clothing* Shoes*Shoes* Gloves.Gloves.

Body’s NeedsBody’s Needs

Water Easy to DrinkWater Easy to Drink Pre and post flight drink?Pre and post flight drink? Water Easy to get rid ofWater Easy to get rid of Food *Food * CoffeeCoffee Out landing Food*Out landing Food* OO2=>2=>..

OxygenOxygen

Have easy access ALWAYSHave easy access ALWAYS Use above 10,000 ALWAYSUse above 10,000 ALWAYS Use above 8,000 if you are regularly Use above 8,000 if you are regularly

above 10,000above 10,000 Use if you are tired.Use if you are tired.

Check ListsCheck Lists

Not all pilots use check listsNot all pilots use check lists But those that do never leave But those that do never leave

anything behindanything behind Leaving homeLeaving home Glider preparationGlider preparation Pre LaunchPre Launch CarCar Landing.Landing.

Glider PreparationGlider Preparation

ComfortComfort Toilet*Toilet* Oxygen* Oxygen* Know your instruments*Know your instruments* Battery don’t rely on club*Battery don’t rely on club* Out landing Bag*Out landing Bag* EPIRB and SPOT*.EPIRB and SPOT*.

Flight BoxFlight Box

Have a flight box with all your needs.Have a flight box with all your needs. The list is longThe list is long Have somewhere at home to keep Have somewhere at home to keep

club stuff.club stuff.

Pre Take OffPre Take Off

Pre Take off Check ListPre Take off Check List Prepare early*.Prepare early*.

Out landing PrepOut landing Prep

Food and Clothing*Food and Clothing* Maps*Maps* Note of Flight details in VanNote of Flight details in Van Note in CarNote in Car Glider Out landing ListGlider Out landing List Distance and Bearing TO airfieldDistance and Bearing TO airfield TEXT.TEXT.

Is this just too hardIs this just too hard

Is it just too hardIs it just too hard Preparing Preparation takes time and Preparing Preparation takes time and

practicepractice But it will save trauma in the future.But it will save trauma in the future.

We are Ready to FlyWe are Ready to Fly

Now we should be ready to fly.Now we should be ready to fly.

How should you fly?How should you fly?

Fly every flight like you would on THE Fly every flight like you would on THE dayday

Launch how you would on the dayLaunch how you would on the day Cross the start line like the dayCross the start line like the day Fly as well as you can and improveFly as well as you can and improve Turn the turning points like the dayTurn the turning points like the day Finish how you would on the day.Finish how you would on the day.

Set a goal for the daySet a goal for the day

Set 2 goals for each daySet 2 goals for each day Write them on a note on the panelWrite them on a note on the panel 1 Technical goal1 Technical goal 1 Emotional goal1 Emotional goal ExamplesExamples..

Flying AbilityFlying Ability

Unless you can Soar you will not go Unless you can Soar you will not go cross country with any reliabilitycross country with any reliability

What speed should you fly in a What speed should you fly in a thermal?thermal?

What angle of bank?What angle of bank? Where should the yaw string be?Where should the yaw string be? How Much Practice.How Much Practice.

What speed should you fly?What speed should you fly?

Not the slowest you canNot the slowest you can The slowest speed a glider can fly is The slowest speed a glider can fly is

not minimum sink.not minimum sink.

But what effect Does Circling But what effect Does Circling Have?Have?

It increases the wing loading of the It increases the wing loading of the glider and thus the stall speedglider and thus the stall speed

By 40%By 40% The speed increase will be sqr root of The speed increase will be sqr root of

the wing loading.the wing loading.

The problems with slow The problems with slow thermalling.thermalling.

When a glider flies slowly it looses When a glider flies slowly it looses maneuverabilitymaneuverability

Fly at the slowest speed that the Fly at the slowest speed that the pilot can feel the air not the waffling pilot can feel the air not the waffling gliderglider

This will change with glider weight This will change with glider weight and typeand type

It will change with the weather.It will change with the weather.

Accurate Speed and BankAccurate Speed and Bank

It is vital that you can fly the glider It is vital that you can fly the glider consistently at 45° Angle of Bank.consistently at 45° Angle of Bank.

At the aforementioned speedAt the aforementioned speed But these speeds need to be But these speeds need to be

maintained very accurately.maintained very accurately.

How accurately,How accurately,

45° 50 kts v 40° 55kts45° 50 kts v 40° 55kts

The problems of flying too fast and The problems of flying too fast and flat.flat.

Or 40° 50° kts v 35° 55 ktsOr 40° 50° kts v 35° 55 kts

How to Monitor Angle of BankHow to Monitor Angle of Bank

You can only monitor your angle of You can only monitor your angle of bank with some device*bank with some device*

Like straws on the canopy for Like straws on the canopy for exampleexample

Remember you have to have it within Remember you have to have it within a couple of degrees.a couple of degrees.

Yaw String.Yaw String.

Where should the Where should the yaw string be?yaw string be?

Golden RuleGolden Rule

Never fly through the same piece of Never fly through the same piece of sink twice.sink twice.

Getting tiredGetting tired

When a pilot goes cross country they When a pilot goes cross country they will tire before 3 hourswill tire before 3 hours

Because the thermalling work load is Because the thermalling work load is too high with the other mental too high with the other mental functionsfunctions

Fix this by making thermalling Fix this by making thermalling naturalnatural

This is only done by solid practice.This is only done by solid practice.

Know the RulesKnow the Rules

FAI Sporting Code READ ITFAI Sporting Code READ IT You will needYou will need An Official ObserverAn Official Observer A Flight RecorderA Flight Recorder For the Silver Distance know the 5% For the Silver Distance know the 5%

RuleRule FAI or Cylinder.FAI or Cylinder.

StartStart

The most common rule failure is not The most common rule failure is not starting!starting!

To finish a closed circuit you must To finish a closed circuit you must cross the finishing line*.cross the finishing line*.

FAI SectorFAI Sector

•The flight path must pass in the FAI sector that is 45° either side of the bisector.

•If a logger is used the flight path is according to the Long Lat Position declared NOT the actual location.

Turning a Sector.Turning a Sector.

If you are turning clockwise.If you are turning clockwise. Approach the turn point with the Approach the turn point with the

track slightly less than the bearing to track slightly less than the bearing to the TPthe TP

As the bearing increases gradually As the bearing increases gradually turn to the right keeping the turn to the right keeping the difference between the bearing and difference between the bearing and track to 10°+.track to 10°+.

CylinderCylinder

Deduct 1 k per Deduct 1 k per turning pointturning point

Head straight forHead straight forthe TP and whenthe TP and whenless than 500m turn.less than 500m turn.

Get the turning point rightGet the turning point right

Or you get no points.Or you get no points.

Navigation.Navigation.

Know where the start isKnow where the start is Have an idea of the main Have an idea of the main

geographical features you will pass.geographical features you will pass. Do not worry about navigation when Do not worry about navigation when

you are low, concentrate on getting you are low, concentrate on getting back to height where you will get a back to height where you will get a better view.better view.

Keep an eye in front.Keep an eye in front.

You can glide 10k per 1000ftYou can glide 10k per 1000ft So look ahead accordinglySo look ahead accordingly Look for land able terrain within Look for land able terrain within

Gliding DistanceGliding Distance Use the map as well as the GPSUse the map as well as the GPS Keep a look out.Keep a look out.

Blue BookBlue Book

Have a book to record your flightsHave a book to record your flights What you did wellWhat you did well What you learntWhat you learnt What you need to improveWhat you need to improve Read it regularly.Read it regularly.

PracticePractice

Cross country flights are tiringCross country flights are tiring You will loose skills as you tire until You will loose skills as you tire until

those skills are naturalthose skills are natural Make every flight that you do as if it Make every flight that you do as if it

were THE flightwere THE flight When you fly work all the time on When you fly work all the time on

your skills.your skills.

PracticePractice

If you are not cleared to go cross If you are not cleared to go cross country practice at your home country practice at your home airfieldairfield

Once you are cleared practice how Once you are cleared practice how you mean to go on.you mean to go on.

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