Let’s start by giving you some at home business ideas that solve a problem most people who want to start a home business aren’t even aware of. So, by understanding what this problem is first and how to deal with it, you will become better at choosing a home business that has a much higher chance of succeeding. We’re going to lay the groundwork by giving you a scenario in which this problem occurs.
Watch Out For This Big Problem

Let’s say that you are working full-time right now at a job in which an employer gives you a regular paycheck. You are tired of this job and want to find a way out. Perhaps the work is boring to you. Perhaps working for yourself and being independent has always been a strong desire of yours. Before you even start researching at home business ideas you will need to plan for the following problem. read more

This is a post not in response to RM, but to everyone who is concerned about putting your glider into challenging LZs.

Yesterday, I landed 45 miles out from St. John, bombing out cause I didn’t go into scramble mode seriously enough when I got low.  Below are some Google Earth shots of the LZ I landed in.

The first image shows the LZ looking east with Red Bank in the distance.  Here’s a link to the image.  For some reason, I can’t embed images in this post.

LZ from a distance

The Lzs in this area are oriented/elongated in an east/west direction.  Normally, the surface wind will be south to southeast which sets you up for a cross wind landing.  However, before I threw my streamer, the wind seemed to be blowing 90 degrees to the road, or straight across the elongated orientation. read more

Here’s some of the strategies we follow.

– Get in line one right behind the other when it’s time to launch.  If one person is a better climber, he should launch second.  The reason for this is because the second guy off will be able to climb to the top of the lift faster than the slower climber… who launched first and is waiting at the top of the lift for the second guy.  This will give you a quicker departure over the back.

– Spread out when gliding.  If one guy follows the other, you’re defeating the purpose of flying as a team. read more

Find someone in your area or group of pilots who has similar climbing skills as you. Doesn’t matter if you are just starting to go XC. Someone with similar skills and who also has a glider with similar performance.

Talk to them and see if they would be interested in forming a team with you. If they say yes, you’ve gained way more than just doubling your chances of finding lift.

Two of you make it easier to:

– pay for gas
– find a driver
– pay for a driver
– predict the weather
– drive for each other when you can’t find a driver on a really great day
– scout LZs
– gather waypoints
– etc. read more