Hello sailplane pilots,
I have been flying those slimey powered jobbies for 6 years now and am really excited to try thermal flying. I have almost completed a Skybench Big Bird 100" RES sailplane. You see where I live there are no fellow sailplane flyers and so this is a teach yourself job. I plan to launch from a high start. Are there chaps out there that can give me advice on thermal flying, how to recognise how a thermal effects a sailplane (other than going up like an elevator!), how to seek out thermals etc. Any help appreciated. also, could you lead me in the right dirrection of which Hi-Start is a good one to purchase. I look forward to the peaceful tranquility of flying sailplanes with the added bonus of not needing to take along the glass cleaner and paper towel
Cheers
Mike