An old fighter pilot saying goes “It is better to die than to look bad, but it is possible to do both.”
While I don’t agree with it, there is a bit of truth to that quote. Many of us have a bias where ...
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Well yes yawstring relates to sideslip, but at the end do we really know how much the angle we observe every flight relates to sideslip ?
http://sailplane-matscherrer.blogspot.com/2023/01/on-yaw-string-behavior.html ...
... 20 minutes before sunrise. The view from my cockpit was really unique but we couldn't find a climb. Many other gliders that day were pulled into the air and landed a little later. Of course, it was not ...
... it was read tens of thousands of times and many of you have shared your thoughts and asked really important questions. Perhaps the most important ones were: Does soaring have to be so dangerous? How can ...
... It does not matter to me whether what I have to say will cause negative or positive headlines in the press. If somebody comes to me afterward and says, “Is it really necessary for you to air our dirty ...
Many of us participate in activities and sports that are at least somewhat dangerous. However, most of us also do not have a full appreciation of how risky these activities really are, especially compared ...
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of rudder force and coordination in the controls. One really never has
the feeling of sitting in a "big" sailplane. Right in these difficult
turbulent conditions the new QUINTUS-M gives ...
... to prepare for the event and was really enjoying being here.”
After consultation with Mr Weiss’ family and the other competition
pilots, the decision was made to put the world championships on hold
out ...
... 2 hours 17 minutes 4 seconds. Steve Jones (GBR) finished in third place in 2hours 18 minutes and 14 seconds.
Kawa enjoyed the course but really sensed that the pressure is mounting
as the title of ...