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Originally Posted by Kamak86
You sir are more brave than I, the closest I have come to a glider is a Simulated Engine failure over some freshly harvested corn fields. My FAA examiner was a real old school guy, i was scared to death because from stories saying hes made students touch the pavement on roads in the country before saying he takes controls. I however got about 5-10ft, low enough to see clumps of dirt and holes before he takes the controls to recover. There isnt anything close to the feeling of passing your Check ride and the FAA examiner handing you that white paper. I had to ask him "So, am I a real pilot now?" he responds with a smile "Your not any more of a pilot today then you were yesterday, its just now the government knows"
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They make some self-powered gliders now, but I have never seen one physically. Been flying for 17 years, since I was just 12, since 17 legally, but that's irrelevant, and I have never ever ever ever even touched a glider. They say that they're pretty easy on the controls but the idea of not being under power scares the holy hell out of me. It's not like you can go around in a glider. So I am asking, exactly what do you do in a blown landing when you are in a glider? Do you just ride it on down? Also, I heard from a CFI that you have to do a cross-country in a glider to get your chicken papers from the FAA, how do you go cross-country in a plane, and I use the term loosely, that can't power around the countryside? It's nothing against gliders or their pilots, it's just a science I don't understand and don't have the grapes for I guess, but it's a fascinating concept. What can I say? I don't know everything, I'm not Jesus!