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Re: Progress of new pilots.

Postby Bill Cummings » Mon Sep 23, 2019 12:26 pm

Thursday September 19, 2019 Mentors Bill Cummings and Robin Hastings went to The Mesquite Exit on Interstate ten for Ben Stembridge to take his first foot launch flight from a hill. He is a Texas tow pilot and has a lot of tow flights posted on YouTube. He has his flying and landings down real good and wants to add launching from a hill and next a cliff.
We didn't have the camera on for his first flight but it was exactly like his second textbook launch, flight, and landing that we caught on the GoPro.
https://youtu.be/DUBEsl8yE-A
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Re: Progress of new pilots.

Postby Bob Kuczewski » Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:21 am

Bill Cummings wrote:Thursday September 19, 2019 Mentors Bill Cummings and Robin Hastings went to The Mesquite Exit on Interstate ten for Ben Stembridge to take his first foot launch flight from a hill. He is a Texas tow pilot and has a lot of tow flights posted on YouTube. He has his flying and landings down real good and wants to add launching from a hill and next a cliff.
We didn't have the camera on for his first flight but it was exactly like his second textbook launch, flight, and landing that we caught on the GoPro.

Great mentorship by the RGSA!!

Nice transition to foot launch Ben!!
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