What powered flight
The flight can 'be many things can' be a hobby, the direct road to a prestigious profession, a way to quickly move from one place to 'another, but for almost all practitioners and' a passion.
Passion is the thing that drives a Jet Commander, which has just completed a long flight line to board a small aerobatic and ringed "figures" for fun, or that drives us, not professionals, to find time in 'lunch break for a stroll along the slopes of the Alps or the hills of Monferrato.
The fact that some of the flight will also become a convenient transport system, for others the daily work, does not mean that every take-off, even after so many years, you feel a sense of freedom.
Freedom ': it'! the flight from 'this feeling forever, but enjoy it safely requires study, training. In fact, the school you can 'teach the technique and rules, but your behavior will allow the correct and prudent' in the years to get something really satisfying.
The races of powered flight
At the beginning of the goal of 900 races to see who was unable to rise from the ground, and is 'past progressive: in the '20s and '30s to speed races' pure and height above the ground, in the 60s and 70 races in mixed speed 'and accuracy of navigation in the days to the current races regularity'.
In the '60s classic "Castle Tour Piedmont" committed riders (with the instruments of the time: compass, airspeed indicator, stopwatch and map), to follow the route assigned, against the winds and recognize roads and hills in order to arrive on the goals at the right time.
Today, electronic instruments has removed any mystery about the knowledge of its position, and the race was' transformed and is played on three other parameters:
• speed 'and accuracy of route planning
• based on data provided within the first few minutes of
• departure.
• capacity 'to recognize terrain features
• comparing them to fly over some photographs.
• precision of the landing maneuver.
Certainly not 'more' time the hiss of air around the helmet and goggles to the "Red Baron", but it 'still a challenging and fun way to participate in a competition to more' good opens the door to travel, awards and grants for international competitions.