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Old January 2nd 09, 12:39 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
bildan
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Default Minumum Sink Rate/Best L/D at 17,000 feet ?

On Jan 1, 4:00 pm, Andrew Wood wrote:
Bill Daniels wrote: As for sound as an airspeed cue, the glider I fly is


quiet enough the ASI is needed for accurate speed control.

The air noise seems mainly a matter of a good canopy seal. Is there a good
sealing material that anyone has found? I've tried commercial foam strip,
but it's rather too thick, and smears to a gummy mess after a while.


My canopy seems to seal well without a gasket. However, I've seen an
external seal that looks like a smaller version of a aileron gap seal
and was told it's available from hardware stores.