Sailplane racing is an intricate and challenging blend of soaring skill, mental toughness, and strategic planning. Anyone seriously interested in improving their competitive performance needs to sharpen all aspects of their soaring skill set. The book, “Competing in Gliders” by Leo and Ricky Brigliadori, provides a valuable resource to help pilots of all levels perform better. Using the book as an outline, a clear and concise view of the four main areas of competitive soaring (Technique, Strategy, Tactics, and Human Factors) and how each contributes to a winning approach will be presented. The target audience is the pilot who wants to improve their standings in the score sheet, but is unsure of what they should do to improve their soaring skills.
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About the Presenter: Michael Reid has been flying gliders since 2007, earning his private pilot certificate with Evergreen Soaring in Seattle, Washington. He then moved to southern California to work for Scaled Composites as a flight test engineer and now flies at Mountain Valley Airport in Tehachapi, CA. Michael has flow 500 hours earning his silver, gold, and diamond badges, and also holds two California state soaring records, all achieved in his Standard Libelle 201b. Michael is currently acting as the Region 12 SSA Governor and maintains an online resource called the Soaring Laboratory (http://soaringlab.blogspot.com/) which contains technical articles on various aspect of soaring.
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