Photos tagged 'gliding'

On Approach - I happened by when they were doing quick circuits to train the...

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:26:41 GMT

On Approach - I happened by when they were doing quick circuits to train the ground crew. I picked this spot as being the best place to stand at in terms of composition. They are coming in to land at this point. This is actually a reasonably risky sport, there aren't many flat places to land at (they have to be clear of trees).

Photo by mramshaw

025. Drops. It kills me that in a sport costing thousands, the most important...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:23:24 GMT

025. Drops.

It kills me that in a sport costing thousands, the most important piece of equipment is this string, which costs pennies.

Photo by mramshaw

083. Release. After we release the turbulence and air-sickness will [mostly]...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:22:53 GMT

083. Release.

After we release the turbulence and air-sickness will [mostly] go away.

Of course, that's when the fun really starts, as the plane is piloted [and powered] entirely by wits after that.

That plane up there is dragging us to release altitude ...

As you can see from the Altimeter, we are up around 1,000 meters.

Photo by mramshaw

fall soaring in vintage glider

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:04:37 GMT

fall soaring in vintage glider

Photo by Galen

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:52:39 GMT

Photo by Ping Wu