i had no idea this was such a male-dominated sport, although i guess all the adrenaline sports are. but annoying to here there's still a sexism that excuses having smaller-sized gliders as "impossible."
I'm with you!! Especially since gliders actually don't require (or reward) the use of a lot of force once you're in the air, and obviously lighter bodies can be picked up more easily -- both reasons why women might make wonderful glider pilots. I'm personally tall and strong enough that things sized for men are sometimes fine for me, but... that doesn't mitigate my annoyance very much.
It's funny, in context, to hear it called an "adrenaline sport". I know that it is, but what we did was really rather quiet and peaceful. Especially compared to driving north from the dunes to the airport, when big chunks of metal were hurtling around me at 70mph with a concerted growling of engines! Being lofted a few feet into the air over a soft surface doesn't put my system on edge nearly the same way as that.
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Date: 2025-05-06 08:47 pm (UTC)I'm with you!! Especially since gliders actually don't require (or reward) the use of a lot of force once you're in the air, and obviously lighter bodies can be picked up more easily -- both reasons why women might make wonderful glider pilots. I'm personally tall and strong enough that things sized for men are sometimes fine for me, but... that doesn't mitigate my annoyance very much.
It's funny, in context, to hear it called an "adrenaline sport". I know that it is, but what we did was really rather quiet and peaceful. Especially compared to driving north from the dunes to the airport, when big chunks of metal were hurtling around me at 70mph with a concerted growling of engines! Being lofted a few feet into the air over a soft surface doesn't put my system on edge nearly the same way as that.