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Lead and Follow Flying

Join the Lead and Follow Flying Perry XC/Racing Camp 2007 with experienced pilots to improve your cross-country flying skills. Learn decision-making, climbing and running techniques, cloud and route selections, and build confidence in your capabilities. Safety is our top priority!

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Lead and Follow Flying

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  1. Lead and Follow Flying Perry XC/Racing Camp 2007 Developed by Kai Gersten

  2. Objective SAFE and effective cross-country training by flying in close company with an experienced XC pilot Understanding and comparing decision making Close observation of climbing and running techniques Comparison of cloud and route selections Building confidence in cross country capabilities

  3. Safety First!!! • Parachutes mandatory • Audio Variometers mandatory • Eyes wide open! • Communications: • 123.3 for Launch/Finish/Pattern • On group frequency for flight – 123.3, 123.5, 123.45, 122.95, and 122.85 • Transmissions brief and to the point!

  4. Key Elements • Four Groups of 4-5 gliders led by an experienced mentor in a Duo or private ship • Groups posted after briefing • Duo’s will have camp pilots aboard • Each mentor will brief the group on the flight • We will grid and launch by group • Mentor launches first, releases as early as possible • Tow pilots briefed to drop entire group in same thermal at 2000’ • Last pilot to launch tows to 3000’

  5. Each group assembles at an assigned rally point • Come up on group frequency – 123.3, 123.5 others TBA Rally points will be the Contest Start Points Perry International

  6. Starting the Task • Wait until the group is within at 500’ band at the top of the lift • Mentor on the bottom • Mentor leads out

  7. On Course • Stay together! – we’re not racing each other • When stopping to thermal, mentor opens brakes, spirals down to altitude of lowest pilot • Don’t stop for thermals if mentor doesn’t • Mentor leads out of all thermals • Keep mentor in sight and reasonably close – within a half to a mile - when running to experience the same air – but be very cautious! • Minimum horizontal separation 500’ • A pilot “doing his own thing” by repeatedly leaving the group will be left to do it

  8. In case of difficulty • Outlanding decision is the responsibility of each pilot! • Mentor attempt rescue, but not below 2000’ • Other pilots not in difficulty climb in place • Outlandings are learning experiences too – radio, turn the radio off, relax, make a good one, and we’ll come get you with a cold beer • Feel free to abandon the task if anything makes you uncomfortable

  9. After Flying • Mentors will meet with pilots to review flight, work on problems with group flying that may arise

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