Glider Pilots: Whats your longest flight?

[KigAir]

After that I intend to pick up a 1-26 for myself, after of course we close on the house, requisite new furniture, wife's new car ...

Looks like you need to rearrange your priorities

 

[soarby007]

5.2 in a Standard Cirrus in Huntsville, Al. My butt was dragging. Had I started earlier I could have stayed up longer. I almost had to land at the 3.5 hour mark, but got lift back on downwind and stayed up. Great fun when with a group.

 

[54tw]

4:59 in a 1-26 at Ionia, MI on a local time building flight for the 15 hrs PIC for the CFI-G. I landed because all the other aircraft had been hangared and everyone was waiting for my ship so they could go home.

If I'd stayed up one or two more minutes...

 

[milflyboy]

6.2 in an old Bergfalke III after a winch launch.

 

[727gm]

4.6 Hours in a Schweizer 1-26D (417) out of Cal City some years ago...got too sleepy, and had to pee, too...must land.

Got up to above 25000' a couple of times in it in Cal City's wave window, also, back then.

I have 343 glider hours and 986 flights... Lots of short instructional flights and ground launches.

 

[Crimson03]

Looks like you need to rearrange your priorities

I have to disagree- I'm going on the theory that if we buy the wife's stuff first it will be cheaper and happier in the long run. At least that way I have some veto power otherwise she is off to the furniture store and the sky is the limit!!! Hope it works.

 

[Steve]

Anyone have time in the mid-performance ships like the 1-34, 1-35, 1-36? What do yo think of them?

 

[DA50pilot]

4.2 hours S 1-26. Canaan, Conecticut

 

[comander]

1.7 in a hanglyder , overflying lake atitlan near MGGT wonderful view.

 

[DC-3TP]

5.0 Hours in a 1-26. Max alt. was 18000. Got cold up there between 15 and 18K.

 

[Steve]

Thanks for all the posts guys. Looks like the 1-26 is a very poplar ship for long flights.

 

[cougar6903]

For all you guys/gals that already had your Commercial before you got your glider rating, how much time did it take you to get it?

 

[Crimson03]

Took me 5 days. It cost just over a grand, checkride was free, FAA examiner. If you are close or can get to western NY I suggest Schweizer soaring school, quick, inexpensive and very nice people. Wonder if after the buyout they changed the name to Sikorsky soaring school.