On 1/2/2011 2:35 PM, sisu1a wrote:
I know that you have some 'persons of size' out in the States, but I
have never flown a glider that could not stalled in straight flight

Not that this adds to the main discussion, but...

160lb (normal sized) pilot here... my SZD-59 couldn't be stalled
straight ahead without 'tricking' it (ease nose up till *near stall
and yank the stick for the last bit of travel). No mods were done to
plane to cause this, and a reliable W&B with me in it determined C/G
to be at 37%, well within the limits (it's JAR22 cert'd...). This is
actually common with this ship as well as the Jantar Std3 from which
it's derived. I added 5.5lbs to the tail via a brass/lead tailwheel
and now fly it at 50%, where it flies much nicer, with an honest (and
predictable) stall and a more usable trim range.

Wow, what's the minimum cockpit load for the glider? Must be less than
140 pounds!

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