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Old November 2nd 06, 09:42 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Ben Flewett
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Default Thermalling the D2

Chris,

The D2 definitely has to be slipped in the turn. Ask
Davis or Darroze and they will confirm this.

Just fly it EXACTLY the same way you would fly your
Discus CS.

Cheers,

Ben


At 20:36 31 October 2006, Mike The Strike wrote:

Of all the gliders I have flown or owned, the one that
really seemed to
benefit from a bit of top rudder was my ASW-20. Anecdotal
evidence
suggests that winglets help in thermals and reduce
the need for this
little slip.

I find my D2 seems to ride on rails in thermals, probably
because of
the double dihedral and winglets, and I just keep the
yaw string
centered. You may find the nose-high attitude of the
D2 will take some
getting used to.

Enjoy your new ship!

Mike



On Oct 30, 6:26 pm, 'Fox Two' wrote:
Hi All!

I'm currently a Discus CS driver with a new D2-b coming
in about 3
months from the factory. I've found that thermalling
the CS with the
yaw string slightly high in the turn yields a better
climb - I'm
curious to hear about thermalling techniques from
the D2 veterans.

Thanks in advance!
Chris, F2