[SamKellner]

Bob,

that new avatar is cool .. Looks great.

[Bob Kuczewski]

Thanks Sam. That was from some video of my longest flight to date - 4 hours and 7 minutes at Torrey last year.

By the way, if you ever need help making an animated GIF, just let me know. I've finally mastered the technique and I can help you if you've got the frames you'd like to stitch together into an animation.

[Bill Cummings]

I should have shown my bungee head to you. That would have saved you from such a pain in the neck.

[Bob Kuczewski]

I should have shown my bungee head to you. That would have saved you from such a pain in the neck.

I think that's the first flight where my neck really started getting tired. I relieved it a little by flying upright from time to time. I always remember Joe Greblo saying that advanced pilots don't spend nearly enough time flying in the upright position, and so they lose touch with those skills. So when I'm not worried about the additional drag, I try to fly upright for a little while during my longer flights. It's also fun to practice handling the glider from the upright position.