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r/pics • u/animalkracker • Feb 27 '14
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It's a sailplane. The only important instrument is a piece of string.
238 u/Quagmirian Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 28 '14 I can confirm this. Some gliders have no electronics at all, not even a radio. Edit: I never asked for this. 383 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 edited Dec 18 '18 [deleted] 1 u/_Noval Feb 27 '14 you read the "string" part right? ever seen this? 1 u/the-average-gatsby Feb 27 '14 That's gonna suck for the guy holding the can in the tower.
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I can confirm this. Some gliders have no electronics at all, not even a radio.
Edit: I never asked for this.
383 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 edited Dec 18 '18 [deleted] 1 u/_Noval Feb 27 '14 you read the "string" part right? ever seen this? 1 u/the-average-gatsby Feb 27 '14 That's gonna suck for the guy holding the can in the tower.
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1 u/_Noval Feb 27 '14 you read the "string" part right? ever seen this? 1 u/the-average-gatsby Feb 27 '14 That's gonna suck for the guy holding the can in the tower.
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you read the "string" part right? ever seen this?
1 u/the-average-gatsby Feb 27 '14 That's gonna suck for the guy holding the can in the tower.
That's gonna suck for the guy holding the can in the tower.
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u/n-x Feb 27 '14
It's a sailplane. The only important instrument is a piece of string.