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Originally Posted by Tim Taylor
Dick Johnson's recommendations are still correct even with winglets. Each glider is different but I have found that S-H gliders climb better with aft cg and a slight slip. Does not require much and generally the glider feels like it has found its groove.
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I fly a Ventus a and a Nimbus3D and they both climb better with the yaw string indicating some slip. In the case of the Nimbus it can be having the yaw string 30 - 40 degrees off centre at times which tallies with advice I was given by a 4 time world open class champion.
The cross flow over the Nimbus canopy exaggerates the string position in relation to the actual amount of slip but if I'm not having to hold off bank I'm pretty much in the ballpark for getting the best climb. The Ventus has Masak winglets and climbs well with the slipping but because of the trailing edge brakes doesn't often call for sideslipping for landing although it does it well enough
:-) Colin