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Some members are under the belief that their AMA membership is good for
one year from the time of purchase. Sorry, but that is not true.
Annual AMA memberships expire on December 31 of the membership year,
regardless of date of purchase. Therefore, those of us who have not yet
renewed for the year 2008 will be without insurance in a |
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few
weeks. While the Glue Dobbers are a bit casual and allow us a month or
two to renew our club membership, it is not likely that the AMA
insurance underwriters are so generous. It is therefore recommended
that we all hop on line and get our AMA membership updated as soon as
possible. They will send you email confirmation very |
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quickly, and then you can use a printout of that
confirmation for your TGD renewal. If money is a problem, do the AMA
now, and the club renewal on the next paycheck. That way, everyone can
be flying legally by the end of February. After all, we have plenty of
beautiful flying days in the winter, and when spring arrives, so do the
wind and rain.
Submitted by:
Doug
Bromley
Club
Secretary |
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As you gain in skills, you will take more chances. For instance, an
outside loop with a trainer! Well, you just learned that the typical
trainer will not do an outside loop (outside loop—from straight and
level flight, push down; go down and around to straight, and level
flight again.)
When your trainer has reached the inverted position and is trying to go
up while inverted, it either won’t climb or falls off to the side. The
likely result is a crash. The definite result is a learning experience.
Don’t give in to the temptation to blame your airplane, radio, the |
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wind,
the sun, or anything else external. The fault lies with your urge to try
something new. Congratulations! You are well on your way to becoming an
excellent flier.
Now, how does a beginning flier get out of a difficult situation? The
answer, my friend—it depends. In the above outside loop situation, the
experienced flier would stay in inverted flight and level off. Then
either give up to do a half-inverted inside loop, or do a half roll to
level flight. This comes with experience—experience in getting out of
tight situations. The flier who never gets into a difficult |
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situation—that is, never takes a chance—never progresses.
Is there a general method for getting out of trouble? Yes, only one.
Before you try it, think about it and think about things that can go
wrong. Remember the “three mistakes high” rule. You might want to
discuss your attempts with an instructor beforehand. You definitely want
to discuss your new maneuvers with someone more experienced afterward.
If only to brag or find out what went wrong.
Oh, one more thing. Please make sure your attempts are safely out over
the field, never near the pits. |
