At 14:12 07 August 2015, Hartley Falbaum wrote:
Is the Sparrowhawk handling suitable for a low time glider pilot who
flies
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infrequently? How is pitch and roll sensitivity compared to say, a Discus
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? One of our club members seems to have a big problem staying in
position
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on tow. He does just OK in a K21. I need to know how to help him or
convers=
ely, suggest he do something else. I have 1-26 , 1-34, LS4, ASW20, ASW
27,
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DG808, and Discus CS experience.

Thanks in Advance

Hartley Falbaum CFIG, USA


It sounds like he rather needs to go back to dual. If he can't keep a K21
there he is in real danger to himself and worse to the tow pilot.

Early last year two tow planes went down in the initial stages of the
launch in South Africa and New Zealand!