Recommended training for newbie Discus owner.

I am a newly rated pvt glider pilot (atp rated for power), been training in 2-33, G-103 and ASK-21. I'm about to take delivery of a Discus and would like to get some opinions about what sort of training I should undertake before I strap that thing on and go. Comments anyone?

Fly a lower performance single seater first. SZD-51 comes to mind... Have your instructor watch your takeoff and landings...do 25 flights in a lower performance before jumping into the hot potatoe.

Armand

Well, the best thing to do would be to get a few flights with a CFIG in a Duo Discus (or DG 505, etc.). Where are you located?

Everything you have flown to date is typically operated as a nosedragger. You now want to fly a taildragger.

Everything you have flown to date is VERY spin resistant flown dual, unless you found an extremely thorough (unusual) school that has tail weights for their K-21 and made you fly at an aft in range CG.

All the private owner/racer/pseudo racer guys will tell you to fill that tail tank in the Discus and fly it at max aft CG. Whee

'Potatoe' Armand? Are you running for Vice President?

Rob

At 05:30 22 August 2002, Armand A. Medeiros wrote:

Typically concise and expert posting from Cindy - but you ARE running for office aren't you?

Good luck Rob

If you really are a T.V. lawyer then I suggest take a pattern tow, point the glider straight at the ground, and don't flair until you can count individual blades of grass!

Please avoid the urge to sue the manufacturer, instructor, airfield operator, etc., because you screw up and have a hard landing. Soaring is cost prohibitive enough already.

Wish I could say 'Just kidding', but...

I KNEW someone would catch that...POTATO and POTATOES. Sheesh...Quail must have rubbed off on me...

LOL!

Atmand

8-)

More than you know, apparently. His name is Quayle.

If you can land the 21 or the 103 with the tail wheel first you are easily able to handle the Discus.

Bye

Rob :

Yeah, but I promise to be more opinionated than any registered party member. Not that that would entitle me to be rude or defamatory. WYSIWYG would seem an appropriate placard in this media....

Maybe I will order French fries and hot wings for lunch. Since I don't want to be a Vice-President.

Thanks for the well wishes,

Cindy