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August 5th 14, 03:54 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Peter Purdie[_3_]
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Mini-Nimbus experience
For the HS-7 Mini Nimbus (all flying tail version) there is an approved mod
to fit an anti-balance tab to increase elevator forces. (Mandatory for a
UK CofA).This makes it less pitch sensitive than a Standard Cirrus, and
lots of low hours pilots have flown those. I wouldn't recommend a low
hours pilot to try a VNE low pass in either (or anything else for that
matter).
For reference, I have owned 2 Minis, one bought factory new in 1977, and
the other 25 years old bought in 2002. Delightful toy, big cockpit, easy
to fly.
At 11:48 05 August 2014,
wrote:
On Wednesday, August 26, 1998 7:00:00 AM UTC, Albin O. Schreiter wrote:
On Wed, 26 Aug 1998 16:31:07 +0200, (Miriano
Ravazzolo) wrote:
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My experience on those spoilers are only on the Libelle. Maybe what
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be said is that this kind of things have to be used a little bit
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"slowly" than a SH air-brake. You can actually close them everytime,
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during flare, if you consider them as a kind of "active elements"
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modify not only your drag but also your asset. If you close them=20
abbruptly, before starting the new (flatter) angle the nose will drop
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little to let you gain a bit of more speed, and this is not advisable
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close to the ground.
Miriano Ravazzolo
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Your experience on a Libelle does not help much with the Mini-Nimbus
flap/trailing edge dive brakes. On the Mini it is just about essential
NOT to close the system slowly. The correct way is to close
flap/divebrake fast and completely, and to then start over again to
whatever setting is appropriate. This avoids the danger of stalling
inadvertently.
Remove NOSPAM from return address before replying
this is a fascinating discussion about the flap/spoiler combination but I
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ould like to know about the all flying tail and what issues that might
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ent to the new (low time) pilot. Is it as bad as several other
discussions
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and articles would lead one to believe or is it something that can be
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d with" once understood?
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