> is the first thing you're taught as a glider pilot I love gliders, I grew up near a glider school, near Rome, Italy. I live in Australia now and it seems tha

> is the first thing you're taught as a glider pilot I love gliders, I grew up near a glider school, near Rome, Italy. I live in Australia now and it seems that glider culture is not as strong as in Europe. > it's drilled into commercial pilots Probably even more after Air France flight 447 > but not GA nearly as much Really? It was one of the first things I learned as I was studying towards the PPL (I haven't finished it yet because flying is expensive :-( but I'm done studying the theory). I'm in Australia BTW, not in USA - maybe things are different