On Jun 6, 3:27*pm, BruceGreeff wrote:
Indeed

Efficiency is addictive.
Moved from Bergfalke 2-55 (1:26) to Std Cirrus (1:37) to Kestrel 19 (1:44)
The low L/D number is not the main constraint - the speed means there
are a whole new world of tasks that become possible.

Welcome to the dark side.

Getting home is sometimes less adventurous and probably less fun, but is
a whole lot more compatible with family and commitments...

So far I am scoring more than 3 to 1 on the number of times I have
fetched outlanders, vs times I have needed to be fetched. *Probably
means I'm not trying hard enough.

Bruce

On 2011/06/06 7:55 PM, Tony wrote:

Somewhat revolutionary (for me), I actually returned to my point of
takeoff yesterday after a good cross country flight. *I took the new-
ish to me NG-1 (a modified BG-12/16) out for a 300 km FAI triangle.
Had a good time, finished the task, and didn't need a retrieve. *I can
see why you guys like more L's and fewer D's. *Check out the final
glide. Flight report hehttp://soaringcafe.com/2011/06/diamond-goal/

--
Bruce Greeff
T59D #1771

this was my first soaring flight of the year that didn't result in a
landout. of course it was only my 4th soaring flight of the year. I
still flew about as slow on this flight as I did on my almost 300 km
out/return in the Cherokee last year. Most of that was on the upwind
leg, i was super conservative as I've learned over the years that its
hard to make progress on a task if you are sitting in a field.