> Insist on 500 hours solo accident free before beginning instructor
> training. That way you might at least know something useful to teach
> and will have developed judgement which hopefully you can pass on.
I have to saay I wouldn't agree with the 500 hrs requirement. Small
clubs such as ours
This is really good advice Mike and something I've tried to teach pre-XC
pilots. While driving to the field (and I have taken detours just for
this exercise) look at the fields from the ground, walk some of them if
you like, and then when you are in the air look at them again and
compare your menta
Would anyone on this aus-soaring list in the the
Melbourne area who uses a Paraphenalia "Softie" type parachute care to respond
to me directly. I would like to inspect such a parachute prior to my club
buying such an item. We have had our parachutes officer looking at a
variety of parachut
