Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: Alexander Schleicher. Model: ASK-13. Nickname: none
> Aircraft Mil Civ Description: Glider
> FAA Category and Class: Glider
> Engine Description: None
Aircraft Experience
> As of: 11/5/2024
> Number of Hours Flown: 1
> Number of Times Flown: 3
> Other Aircraft Models Associated: none
First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 43
> Date First Flown: 5/8/1988
> Location First Flown: Glider field near RAF Boscombe Down, UK
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: local Glider club
Recollections: During a US Naval Test Pilot School staff field trip, on my day off, I saw glider operations happening at a field near the Royal Air Force base at Boscombe Down, UK (this is the location of the Empire Test Pilot School, ETPS, which we were visiting). I went over, started talking and the nice folks let me fly the ASK-13 3 times! The flights used a winch launch (an alternative to being towed by a powered airplane). It was my first winch towing experience, very interesting! We managed to catch a thermal and work around the pattern for a bit, then landed. I also flew a Venture motor glider this day.
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