Vintage stuff.

wrote:
Nice job!

My first flight was in one (Ontario Canada)..... it was sold, it is now
fully restored (by M&H) and is hangared at Harris Hill N.Y. It has a
unique home... winched up to the ceiling in a special sling, and is
accessible to those visiting the National Soaring Museum.

It is still the best I have flown for 'feeling' thermals.... fantastic
off the winch, but you better not be too tall!

I am envious!

Bob

Hi Bob

She is certainly the bird to be in on a weak winters day. We have had people do
their silver endurance in her in the middle of winter. Goes up on the proverbial
and is really fun on a strong day. The standard entertainment in the club is to
humiliate the glass flyers (including me) by slowing down to ~70kph (just above
stall), cranking the wing over and outclimbing everything. I took some pictures
of her from my Cirrus a while ago and was surprised at how difficult it was to
get slow enough, while descending at the same pace. The book says she has an L/D
of 1:27 but that was a loooong time ago.

Come fly her some time - it is not that expensive to get here, and once here the
prices are pretty reasonable. We solved the "tall" problem with a high blown
canopy. Very acceptible for anyone up to 190cm now.

Bruce

I'd love to visit! Maybe one day.....

Our old 'C-FZCM' is not in the museum proper, it is in the club (I
think) hangar near the museum building and is flown often, but maybe
someone from Harris Hill can update us?

I recall that long legged pilots had to fold up their legs quite a bit
too!

I'd love to see a picture of your canopy, can you send a link to it?
Bob

wrote:
I'd love to visit! Maybe one day.....

Our old 'C-FZCM' is not in the museum proper, it is in the club (I
think) hangar near the museum building and is flown often, but maybe
someone from Harris Hill can update us?

I recall that long legged pilots had to fold up their legs quite a bit
too!

I'd love to see a picture of your canopy, can you send a link to it?
Bob

There are a couple of pre-refurb pictures here.
http://www.whisperingwings.org.za/ga...WWFleet&page=4

Beautiful! Well worth all the work. Ours had a multi-piece flat
plexiglass canopy.

Thanks for the link.

Merry Christmas!

Bob