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From: hyder@hammer.UUCP (Paul K. Hyder)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Flying lessons and choices
Message-ID: <382@hammer.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 3-Dec-83 16:43:30 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec  3 16:43:30 1983
Date-Received: Mon, 5-Dec-83 22:35:37 EST
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Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR.
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Interesting discussion of sailplane vs. power.  My choice was made
after flying a little in both.

I chose power planes for two reasons:
	1.  It's easier to go somewhere in a power plane.
	2.  The cost per hour in the air was identical.  In
	    my case no reduced rate clubs were available.

It is true that the flying in gliders was more fun.  As to the note
about stalls and their recovery practice it was my experience that
the gliders didn't really stall the same way.  Recovery was much
different.

The result is a choice of use.  What do you want to do?  (Hobby or
Transportation) Then local costs figure in.

	Paul Hyder {...!tektronix!tekecs!hyder}

P.S.  One note about flying clubs.  Don't assume that an organization
requires affiliation.  Many university flying/soaring clubs take
anyone.  Tektronix has a flying club that is low priced and open
to anyone. (Information on request.)