The Art and Technique of Soaring
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (528 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0070715602 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 197 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Drawings, photographs, and practical instructions offer the novice guidelines in operating sailplanes, revealing the hazards and challenges of this sport
Casper Rosewater said Out-of-print but the best training manual. I learned to soar in the 70s when Carle Conway's "Joy of Soaring" was the most widely used training manual. I haven't seen the more recent editions of the Conway manual but have recently re-read the first edition plus Derek Piggott's "Beginning Gliding" (1995 Ed.) I suggest that Wolters' is superior to both. No single manual contains everything . John sullivan said Wonderful book on soaringtoo bad it's out of print. This is a very informative book on soaring. A great intro to the sport and filled with amazing pictures. It's a good resource for begining sailplane pilots. It also has good information about mountain waves and other non-thermal sources of lift. Learn about a sport too good for kings. I also recommed exploring the monster a great book about moun. Wonderful! Robert W. Winter Concur with the preceding reviewers; but with a few caveats:A. Remember, the prices given for instruction, rentals, sailplanes, club memberships, etc are in 1971 dollars. (Give me those prices with my 2012 income and I'd have a lot more hours!)B. You learn to fly by flying. Nothing in this or any other basics book really means anything until you