Soaring Top Landing.
Soaring and top landing is a task you will perform in your club pilot course.
Simon Gorringe |
17TH March Steyning Bowl |
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17Th March 2009. Steyning Bowl |
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Conditions east at 10 mph on take off, small thermals coming through at 11 am. |
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Simon Gorringe task is complete soaring task and top landing by himself and observed by Rob Chisholm for his final task in club pilot. |
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Simon Gorringe, two days before came in and practiced some ground handling. This paid off as he had to launch all on his own at the private site Steyning. |
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A total of 3 soaring flights are required and top landings under control for you final task in club pilot. |
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Simon Gorringe here bought his equipment through Freeflight school and gain extra days tuition in this package. |
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Canopy control is essentially before you can fly on your own. |
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Simon executes a perfect top landing for the fifth time that day. |
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Simon Gorringe here in flight, notice the red handle, this is his emergency parachute |
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Simon here 300 ft above. |
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Time for another top landing "Rob" |
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And then off again for another flight. |
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"You all right up their Simon, its been an hour so far into the flight. |
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"Yes Rob I buy you lunch. Just another ten minutes please" |
| If you are EP and upwards going Tandem is a perfect way to gain air time in the comfort of a person like myself. I have been in the air since 92. I have years of teaching solo and tandem. Learning your first 360 turn is not part of the CP rating. Simply choices of "which way do i turn in the lift?" need to be made in seconds in order to fly efficiently in rising air. All this can be done on a "Pilot Fast Track" course. | Contact "Rob Chisholm" for more options on expanding your flying skills and progressing to "Pilot Rating" 01273 628793 /07958 440519 |