The last weekend of November, the Santa Rosa airport, was visited by two gliders and a tug belonging to the Gliding Club Santa Rosa.
came with the usual display generated by the gliding: pick-up's, RV's, large group of partners, team mate, camping chairs, etc, etc, etc.
These true artisans of gliding, hounds and scholars thermal air currents, with astonishing fidelity to emulate raptors in his passion for climbing "turning" heat.
also defined as "practitioners of the art of falling with style" in the healthy irony of powered flight farmers, decided to leave its nest and move to trade directly from the airport.
manage all permissions from Operating Vehicle Credentials (VOCs), personal credentials in the PSA and of course the permissions of the ATC to put the gliders in flight, yet what this means ... aircraft tug on track, glider positioned on the shaft of the same, an assistant manager to ensure the rope tow, student pilots and instructors taking turns between flights, transferring the parachute and wings saves, helping the planner in the first meters of trailer.
The training flights 400 and 300 meters, generally developed in a quick sequence of trailers, trailer landing and allowed sufficient practice approach to students.
In this context, made its maiden flight in a glider young companion of the weather station and radiosonde Santa Rosa airport, which was fitted in due course as observer under the supervision of Carlos Lopez, who perform many times the meteorological support for the national championships glider ... hope that this young " Barometer promise "follow the footsteps of the master.
not satisfied with the thirst of flying during the weekend, followed by flights during the week on Wednesday, making spectacular promotions favored by high temperatures and a sky surrounded by cumulus nimbus challenging that revealed his "anvil" to reach its maximum vertical development.
Thus the "27 "and" PF "amounted to 3,000 meters and some flying at about 3 miles from the airport, including The "guns" that formed clusters nimbus, playing with the air currents, heavy rain and hail in a dance raptured between ships and clouds of delicate balance between pleasure and danger.
His art is similar to the charming of snakes, the storm is beautiful and dangerous ... like a snake, you just have to know the limit of the game.
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