Excellent book for a beginnerMay 19, 2008 velodoc(UK) This is a really excellent book. Its key strengths are simplicity and clarity - on these it is arguably the best book for the absolute beginner to gliding. The diagrams are simple and clear but very useful - for example the diagram on 'lookout' is etched on my brain!
In the end I got 3 beginner gliding books - this one, Piggot and Stewart. They all do certain things very well and do complment each other. But for those first few weeks I'd say that Longland is the best - giving a crystal clear introduction to this fantastic sport.
As well as the basics of flying a glider, other very useful aspects relate to the history of the sport and an outline of how a gliding club functions - these were very useful indeed as gliding clubs are often set up very differently to powered flying clubs.
A fantastic book and worth every penny!
Covers pretty well all you'll need to know about glidingAugust 3, 2001 15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book is well laid out with clear diagrams, and explains all the necessary information for both the novice and more experienced pilots. The illustrations are particularly helpful and the explanations of various techniques easy to follow. Overall this is an excellent book, and I would recommend it to anyone starting out in this sport. I peviously bought "Beginning Gliding" by Derek Piggot, and in my opinion, this book by Steve Longland is the better one by a long way.
