Last Sunday I was - for the first time in two years - back in a glider. Just for a ride. How I loved to be back in the sky again.
- Silence. Waiting in complete silence in the cockpit. Ready for take off
- Tightening of the winch cable
- Speed. More speed. Off the ground. "100 meter". "300 meter". "450 meter"
- "Bang". Off the hook! "Bijprikken. Ontkoppelen. Kleppen. Snelheid."
- Silence again. Blue sky above. Below ground in so many colours
- Hand on the stick. In control of the aircraft
Friday I'll fly again. The weather forecast for thermals is good. Life is good :)
P.S. Never went for a ride in a glider? I don't know how to make you sensitive for my thrill. It's something like a roller coaster but better. So much better.
Wow ~ That sounds really amazing!
ReplyDeleteI've never been in a glider so can only imagine what its like - But the silence I suspect would be the most wonderful experience - effortlessly, virtually feeling gravity free in the space of silence -
Hope the weather holds for you on Friday :)
Watch this on Youtube:
ReplyDelete1. Worldrecord gliding 1978: 715 km. Reconstruction of flight Hanna Reitsch (29 March 1912 – 24 August 1979). Lovely pictures over the Alps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZJtE9Q8WFU
2.Watching castles from a glider. French Alps (France) http://vimeo.com/19860757
3. Gliders along coast in UK. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs666zqMw0s