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So some of you really don't think to highly of the Speed Astir. What then would be your recommendations for a first glider for a low time pilot training & soloing in a G103 II A? I need somet...
Speed to fly...
I need to revert back to soaring roots can anyone give me some advice on a Grunau Baby speed to fly.
I am also interested in Slingsby T31 performance data. I think with the rig...
...in this group occasionally and usually are answered with a confusion of terms as the distinction between speed to fly to minimise time, and speed to fly to maximise distance seems to be disregarded by...
...ique shape of the thermal combined with the fact that the glider sinks in the thermal, i.e. its climbing speed is lower than the upward speed of the rising air....
...deo that featured a white sailplane and a black sailplane chasing each other around the sky and doing hi speed passes. Among other things it also featured the pilot or supposed pilot standing while th...
... limit these aircraft to a maximum of 2 occupants, a 1,232-lb. (560 kg.) takeoff weight, a 39-knot stall speed, a 115-knot maximum operating speed, a single engine, and fixed landing gear.'
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...oaring, uses a C175. It is sort of in between the 172 and 182. Four seats, fixed tricycle gear, constant speed prop, 180 hp (not the original geared engine). Took out the back seats to save some weigh...
...mum acceptable value, exit naturally by rolling level as you come on course line. Accelerate to cruising speed and follow the jetties and wisps. These can extend for quite a distance beyond the edges ...
...r (300 mile) triangle. This is the longest triangle every flown by an ultralight glider. He also set the speed record for the 500 km triangle.
The distance around the triangle was 502.2 kilometers...
...n it. Worked fine. Not at all complicated to use. Turn it on, adjust the volume, thats it. Does not have speed to fly, netto, etc. Just a fast audio....
...ow positively they effected the performance of my 20 (better roll control on takeoff, slower thermalling speed, etc.) Of course I sold it and got a Ventus because who cares about winglets if you are a...
I am experiencing a wing drop on our l-33. It seems to happen as I'm approaching TO speed, just as I nose over to get the tail off the ground. It's happened twice and pretty abruptly. Anyone...
I am looking for the instruction manual for the Cambridge CMP 150 speed director.
This is the analogue one from some time ago. It has two verticla meters, one for pull/push and one for average.
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...pilot. Especially the version which doesn't have the Schempp-Hirth airbrakes.
It's gaining speed extremely quickly when it spins, with little warning such as buffetting....
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Our resouce scale is small but the project is ambitious. As well as being lighter, the interthermal speed is high.
The website is mostly to network for some technical input and help with the ...
...d might present on an older glider.
Also: I have been flying a Cirrus at my local field. Are the low speed roll and yaw authority issues you mention any worse than those of the Cirrus?
How does...
...but we have lost two Nimbus 4's now, to outer wing failure after the spoilers were deployed at high speed. I deployed the spoilers on an LS-3 at 100 knots and thought the tips were going to touch...
...rue direction and distance to my next waypoint, I can deduce my go-ahead altitudes, and I know my ground speed. I know this sounds low tech, but I also think it has an advantage because I am more enga...
...r what are the nearest airports, etc. It does give winds, calculated by drift while circling, and ground speed and track.
The software that comes with it 'LXE' is usable, and is getting ...
...p to. It is very light and responsive in roll, the pitch isn't unusually sensitive (it will pick up speed faster than an L13 or 23 due to the cleaner design but it is certainly easier to hold at ...
...mplete task as a first fart of the TDT. The bonus for landing back at the home airfield was 15%.Assigned Speed Task was the primary task type.Now if you want to simplify scoring, running a competition...
...berle trailer, best performance (43:1) for the dollar. Holds many 500K's, two 1000K's, and two speed records. A superb x-country machine that's comfy for 9+ hrs, easy handling and short...
...lso see no reason why flapped pilots should not start with hand on release until the glider is at a safe speed, it is far easier to locate a big flap lever when all the control surfaces are working ef...
...could watch it would show only stations that met a certain weather criteria, such as stations where wind speed exceeded XX or those where dewpoints dropped by more than Y over a certain period. In ano...
...r areas. The reason (I believe) is that the gelcoat is over catalysed and excess thinner is used to help speed up the process. Other areas include the top of the fuselage and the leading edge of the v...
...y-line often is working. It’s very dry there.
I had Friday and Saturday to attempt a closed course speed record (not enough room weather wise to go north for distance). Experienced canopy damage...
At the point when a rope chop is needed, the speed is usually quite low. Heat would seem to be the better option.
WRT price the real unknown is how long it will perform satisfactorily. Operating f...
... short story is that the L/C meter allows you to fly at minimum sink while thermalling regardless of the speed and load factor by indicating the appropriate angle of attack.
Many of the airplane&#...
...ne Mb streaming NMEA data.). The savings can come if the data is sent only if the vector changes (either speed or direction of the plane). So You can utilize commercial radio networks and other commer...
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