On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 10:15:02 +0000, Ommadawn wrote:

The winch launch procedure was to
hold the stick full forward against the stop until she un-stuck, then
gradually rotate.

Fairly close to what I do, then.

I imagine the 201 may be similar, but without the brilliant TE airbrakes
of the clubby. My club used to own a 201, way back in the day, but I
never got into it. My brother in law ended up buying it from the club.
The one I am going to look at was built in 1973. When did they stop
using balsa sandwich?

I don't know the date, but from memory that was about s/n 192 but may
have been spread over more gliders. The balsa replacement was quite
gradual over at least 10 gliders - something like wings first, then stab,
followed by fin and finally control surfaces. I think the transition was
completed with s/n 321. This is also the point when the H.201 officially
became an H.201B.

The old and new tailplanes differ in size (difficult to spot unless you
kave both the compare) and in LE radius. The old tailplane has a fairly
sharp LE - 10-12mm radius while the new B-series tailplane has quite a
blunt LE, which I'd guess is at least 12mm in radius.

Is there a complete list of serial numbers?

Not that I know.

Try Glasfaser, http://www.streifly.de/

They have owned the type certificates since Glasflugel folded, maintain
the TN/AD list and are generally helpful and friendly to deal with. Their
English is excellent too.


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