At 13:50 29 December 2011, JJ Sinclair wrote:
On Dec 29, 3:07=A0am, David Salmon wrote:
At 20:38 28 December 2011, Walt Connelly wrote:



Could I impose upon those of you more experience soaring types and ask
your opinion of the Standard Cirrus? =A0Pros? =A0Cons?
=A0Indifferences?=
=A0I am
looking for my first ship.

Walt

--
Walt Connelly

The brakes have been mentioned, most of those I've seen have had the
approved mod to make them double paddle. Not a bank breaker.
There is an excellent web site for the Std Cirrus, with all the
informati=
on
you could want.
Dave

Check the stab for lateral slop, as I remember the tip can move up and
down a good half inch and still be within tolerance! Can be re-bushed
when too much slop shows up. I kept a firm grip on the stick with my
right hand and tucked my elbow in tight against my side when going
over 70 knots. Good machine with a favorable handicap in the US. An
Eberly trailer is a +.
Have fun,
JJ


I agree with JJ - it is a firmly located stick holding arm rather than a
tightly gripped stick that is important at high speed in the Std Cirrus.

John Galloway