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Old 03-20-2010 | 07:24 PM
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Thanks!

I have wanted to take a scale to the field but don't have one. I work by feel.
A scale is a great idea. I am like you and 'do it' by feel. When my plane launches to my liking I just drop some kind of marker (the box the hi-start comes in) onto the ground. I can then just walk back to the said marker for subsequent launches. (The only other discipline harder to master in its entirity than sailplaning is rubber powered FF).
Working by feel is great when you are an experienced pilot. But when you are new, having a reference point, provided by a scale, can be an excellent training tool.Knowing how it should feel when it is right will help the new pilot, orthe newhi-start pilot,gain confidence.
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