On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:25:27 AM UTC-6, Chris Rollings wrote:


Kirk, I agreed a forward pressure is required on the stick and I admitted

that if the pilot let go of the stick (or failed to maintain that forward

pressure) then the glider would get out of position quite quickly - that is

not a kiting event and it can be stopped at any point by moving the stick

forwards.



Go and try it if you don't believe me.

I agree it isn't kiting. However, I disagree that it is a minor problem that "can be stopped at any point". The whole point (as shown in the video of the French K-13 climbing after the dive brakes opened) is that with a distraction, a pilot may not pay attention to his pitch position for long enough to get out of position - and in the 2-33, if you are distracted and relax pressure on the stick, you will climb A LOT! Not a kite, but enough to lose sight of the towplane or worse start pulling his tail up - that has happened to me.

Kirk
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