CONTENTS 04.15 flighttraining.aopa.org VOLUME.27 / NUMBER.4 FEATURES 34 "PLEASE HOLD" Three methods to enter the racetrack. The hold is as close as we can come to stopping an airplane in flight. By Jamie Beckett 28 38 COVER STORY » SEEING IS BELIEVING Open your eyes to the outside world and enjoy the view. Treat the sky scan as seriously as you treat your instrument scan. CLIMBING INTO GLIDERS By William E. Dubois Fly where every landing is an engine-out. 42 Soaring is the art and science of being able to stay aloft in a sailplane by harnessing the natural energy of the sky. Turns around a point. Easy to understand, challenging to execute. TECHNIQUE By Ian J. Twombly By John Mahany See page 28 "AS A GLIDER PILOT, YOU WILL LEARN TO READ THE SKY MORE CLOSELY THAN POWER PILOTS, AND YOU WILL LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT CLOUDS AND CLOUD FORMATIONS." -JOHN MAHANY POINTS WELL TAKEN MASTERING THE ART OF AN ESSENTIAL EXERCISE (WHY FLYING IN A CIRCLE MATTERS) 04.15 flighttraining.aopa.org ABOUT THE COVER » A high-performance glider sails over the North Yorkshire Moors National Park in Thirsk, England. Cover photo by Matthew Lloyd/ Getty Images. Glider pilots skim the wind p. 28 IFR OPERATIONS GET A HOLD OF IT p. 34 ENJOY THE VIEW FLY FREE OF AUTOMATIO N p. 38 APRIL SHOWERS HERE COMES THE BOOM p. 44 APRIL 2015 FLIGHT TRAINING /1 p. 42http://flighttraining.aopa.org http://flighttraining.aopa.org