In fact, the AOPA article said some nice things about glider pilots and glider training. But we've been saying the same things all along. I wonder where they found that picture.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Another water landing
AOPA, among others, have joined the media bandwagon in praising the US Airways flight crew that landed the Airbus 320 in the Hudson River. Unlike most of the others, however, the AOPA writers were able to refrain from using the words "crash," "plunge," and "miracle," separately or all together.
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How come RR didn't get the key to the city of Sugarbush for that water landing?
ABC News called it a water landing from the first.
We should give them all free glider rides for that.
It gets worse:
"Hudson crash survivors face life after near-death"
I am under the impression if you want to land on the water be sure a glider pilot is at the controls. Landing on a runway requires a real pilot.
Rick,
The article you reference was written by Val Paget of the SSA, as requested by the editorial staff at AOPA. The photo was found by AOPA staff and permission to publish sought through Val.
AOPA is engaging recreational pilots (glider, balloon, ultra/para..., helicopter, and yes, SEL) in a way it hasn't in many years. There are tremendous opportunities for soaring and other facets of GA to highlight their appeal and attract new pilots. The article "When Every Second Counts" is one of them. Others will appear on our Letsgoflying.com website, which targets non-pilots
We've already received several comments from pilots without the add on that they are interested in glider training. With nearly 20,000 visits over the past ten days, When Every Second Counts may have been (arguably) among the most widely read web articles on soaring in the past few years.
There is opportunity for much, much more. There's no lack of enthusiasm here at AOPA, but we're taking our lead from outside. The SSA has an open invite to contribute. Val's second article is making its way through editing.
What else can you offer?
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