Day 2 of Glider Pilot Training

2nd day of glider training, with first time practice on towing. I’ll see about improving audio in the future, you may want to turn up the volume to better hear the instructor and conversation. Timestamps below: 00:20 - Weak link inspection. 00:50 - Testing release function. 04:20 - Take off. 07:30 - Practice on following tow plane. 11:30 - My struggle in following the plane. 15:07 Instructor explains “matching bank“ of the tow plane. 16:26 - 500 feet before release. 18:00 - GLIDER RELEASE! 18:41 - “Stepping on the knot“ explanation. 28:17 - Alerting the instructor about the plane taking off with another glider. 32:00 - Preparing to land. 34:30 - Landing.
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