a few more newbie's pre-purchase questions

"Ted Wagner" wrote in message .. .
a.. Flaps or no? (I'll be flying mostly in Arizona, more x-country
than local.)
b.. Opinions on the Rigging Innovations P-124 emergency parachute
system? (Yes, I know it's a ram-air parachute. I have much more
experience on that kind of glider.) Mostly looking for feedback on
comfort compared to other products.
c.. What is the most popular solution to the call-of-nature problem?
(A topic conspicuously absent from the x/c portions of my (two) soaring
books!) Are relief tubes offered in new(er) gliders? (No, this will not
affect my choice of glider.)
d.. What is the best L/D of a laden swallow?
-ted

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African or European?

They have flaps, by the way - no Standard Class for mother nature!

Pee tubes are popular, followed by various baggies or containers
(Gatorade bottles work just fine in a 1-34, but not at all in an LS6,
BTW - cockpit ergonomics is a critical factor here). Not something to
be taken lightly; a well engineered solution will absolutely be the
difference between a fun flight and misery - been there!

We seem to have a pretty even split on flaps vs no-flaps in the ASA,
not a lot of performance difference; some more maintenance with flaps
and more to screw up inflight, but also fun to learn to use properly -
makes for a "busy" cockpit inflight, which I personally enjoy.
Possible exceptions are 90 degree flap ships such as Pik-20, 1-35,
HPs; neat for landouts, most owners love them, some I know never got
used to them.

Given similar costs, condition, performance, and availabiliy (for a
used Std and 15M ship), the trailer is probably more important!

Kirk
Flaps and loving them

Pee tubes are popular, followed by various baggies or containers
(Gatorade bottles work just fine in a 1-34, but not at all in an LS6

I've been using Gatorade bottles in my LS6 but I want to get away from
that. I had a full pee bottle bounce off of the top of the canopy once
(yes, from the inside) and I don't want that to happen again. It was
pretty violent and I have no idea why the canopy didn't crack.

Tony V.
http://home.comcast.net/~verhulst/SOARING

Tony Verhulst wrote:

Pee tubes are popular, followed by various baggies or containers
(Gatorade bottles work just fine in a 1-34, but not at all in an LS6

Pee tubes with the cutout thing at the end that looks like half
a turkey baster are great. Without the encloser at the end, any
mishandling of the stick can result in buying a new map.

I know one guy who just wears Depends. He says it's both
for relief and when he does something that scares himself (haha).
Maybe this would work for the gals, too.

Bags are nasty and leaky. Even the ones with that adsorbent
gel stuff are gross and messy...

Mark James Boyd wrote:

Tony Verhulst wrote:

Pee tubes are popular, followed by various baggies or containers
(Gatorade bottles work just fine in a 1-34, but not at all in an LS6


Pee tubes with the cutout thing at the end that looks like half
a turkey baster are great. Without the encloser at the end, any
mishandling of the stick can result in buying a new map.

I know one guy who just wears Depends. He says it's both
for relief and when he does something that scares himself (haha).
Maybe this would work for the gals, too.

Bags are nasty and leaky. Even the ones with that adsorbent
gel stuff are gross and messy...

Bombs Away! No mess, fertilize the forest, and the bags are
photodegradable.

Shawn