PRACTICAL WAVE FLYING
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Characteristics
| Book cover finish(es) | Softcover |
| Condition | VG |
| Author(s) | Mark Palmer |
| Publisher | on a self-employed basis |
| Number of pages | 104 |
| Published date | 1983 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 13,5 x 21 x 1 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION LÉGÈRE • AVIATION CIVILE • DIDACTIQUE - TECHNIQUE |
Description
Wave flying as a part of soaring has been with us since the late 1940s. As with any frontier, wave flying has passed through several stages. First came the explorers who investigated cautiously and sometimes gave their lives to the exploration; then came the pioneers, pilots who began to swim regularly in this new ocean. And now wave flying is enjoyed on a regular basis by a sizable band of pilots and considered an invaluable experience for any pilot who aspires to mastery of his craft.
Even so, some pilots think of wave flying as just a way to earn a Gold or Diamond altitude badge. Indeed, many pilots never come near wave flying at all. Most wave flying is done in the winter so those pilots who put their ships away at summer's end never know what they are missing.
Yet more and more pilots are becoming interested in this form of soaring. Look at the growing number of wave camps and their participants. Look at the number of high altitude wave flights reported in Soaring magazine each month. Pilots have begun to recognize that wave flying