On Mar 17, 1:55*am, Walt Connelly Walt.Connelly.
wrote:
Okay folks, your thoughts on the Standard Cirrus? *Good, bad
indifferent? *Flying tail, pros and cons? *I am new to gliding,
Commercial Add on, 140 flights and approx 100 hours, mostly in 1-34.
Would this be a reasonable next step?

Walt

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Walt Connelly

I have several hundred hours in this type. My briefing when I first
flew one was 'Don't worry if it feels like the control are
disconnected and don't let go of the stick'. It does have very light
control forces and no stick free pitch stability whatsover. However it
is perfectly nice to fly and most pilots wouldn't even notice the lack
of stick free stability. Even if you do let go of the stick, provided
it is properly trimmed, it takes quite a few seconds to go out of
control in the form of a phugoid. It is not the only glider that does
this.

Points to watch out for is that the ailerons are not particularly
effective at the start of the ground run until you get the tail up and
a bit of speed, and the airbrakes are not very effective unless they
are fitted with the double paddle modification. Also if winch
launching, don't ram the stick hard forward to contain the rotation as
it is just possible to stall the elevator with a powerful winch. Just
hold the stick about two-thirds forward and hold it there until
established in the full climb.

Derek C