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Journal Alioth's Journal: Silver 3

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So today, I got my 5 hours duration in the ASW-19. That's the silver badge duration done. (Actually, I flew for 5 hrs and 27 minutes).

5 hours in a glider is a hell of a long time. It was nearly game over once or twice, getting below 1500 feet and desperately scratching for altitude. I think I'll rename the town of Tarland to the town of Tarpit, because I got stuck there for quite some time.

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  • that is so cool. don't have much else to say - I didn't even know something like that was attainable under normal conditions.
  • 8? 12? 24!?

    Do you ever read Richard Bach? If so, in Stranger to the ground do you remember the one about the glider championship? Great read.

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      by Alioth ( 221270 )
      Gold doesn't have a duration flight - instead, cross country (300km distance, if I remember right). However, the first 300km you do, I'm told, usually takes about 5 to 7 hours. Diamond distance is 500km.

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