Tony Verhulst wrote:

My choice, given this situation. would be one or more figure 8's with
all turns toward the runway. In a 270, the first third of the turn is
heading away from the runway - not good down low if you hit
unexpected sink.

But would you prefer a figure 8 to a 270 in something with as low a
roll rate as an ASW22 or ASH25?


Good point! I've not flown these gliders and maybe, in these, a 270 is
preferable - I don't know, you tell me :-). My glider is an LS6.

I was asking, not telling!

Apart from club two seaters, all my flying has been in 15m types,
currently a Libelle. I've had one ride in an ASH-25 and flown a Nimbus 3
once. In both cases the low roll rate and high inertia round all axes
struck me as being very different from my usual mounts. I raised the
issue in the hopes of getting a response from pilots who regularly fly
big wings.


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