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.
Both our local A Team (Vince and Rich) and our B Team (Andy, Greg and Kurt) share all our information and chores.
As the Nike commercial says, “Just Do It”.
– Andy
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