FZWW, My new Arcus M (2 seater) immediately complicated my life when I learned that Transport Canada wanted me to have a PPL (Cessna license).
After 9 hours in a Cessna 172, I decided that flying a Cessna was dangerously different from a glider, and I decided to follow the letter of the law, rather than what TC wanted. Fortunately, after all was said and done, TC and the Soaring Association of Canada came to an agreement.
In the meantime, I went to Austria to get some instruction and stick time in an Arcus M!
Lots of Cu on the drive from Frankfurt. The Autobahn are overrated – 220km/h in the left lane, 100km/h behind some truck in the right.Two Stemme 12 waiting patiently. Innsbruck has a commercial (international airport) and the conditions are so unpredictable that a special endorsement is required for the airline pilots who fly in here.Stemme S12 Preflight Checklist…Using Autopilot in the Stemme to follow a cloudstreetWe soared over to Italy, to the Cortina d’Ampezzo regionWe did a bunch of circuits in a Scheibe Falke. Has an air cooled Volkswagen Beetle motor.There is so little room at the airport that building a hangar is not possible. We did some cool exercises, including power-on approach and landing, spins and loops directly over the airport.There are paragliders everywhere in this valley. Sailplane pilots are very careful to stay away from clouds, as they might produced a dude under a bedsheet at any time.Lots of old stuff in EuropeCan’t go to Austria without having SchnitzelSchempp Hirth factory where my glider was made!
Marta and Chester's Maleficent Adventures 