After 3 years of flying the APIS, I was convinced that soaring is awesome, and I needed a better glider. There ended up being one reasonable option – a brand new Arcus M. Which does not sound like a reasonable decision to someone like me who drives cheap cars and changes his own oil.
Logistics is annoying, especially one-off scenarios My most insane decision bears fruit. WW is a big, big birdTwo very different airplanes on their maiden flights. Fortunately, CuNim finally got a real tow plane, so I don’t have to self launch on my first flight
I built a hangar for ZWW before she arrived, and was hugely relieved that the glider fitMy first and only “outlanding”. A storm forced Guy Peasley and I into the Airdrie airport. This is very, very close to Calgary International Aiport.Ram Falls airstrip. A huge, beautiful volunteer maintained forestry strip. The “big” engine on the Arcus allows takeoff from these high altitude mountain strips.Camping at Red Deer Forestry strip. Very similar to Ram Falls. I’ve “glamped” here many timesSoaring is an incredibly tenuous sport, getting home always seems like a miracleSelf-launching motorgliders are super unusual in Canada, but the mechanics are usually game to figure ZWW outI’m very lucky that Marta thinks this is a reasonable sport, and goes for flights occasionally
Marta and Chester's Maleficent Adventures 