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Chris Reed wrote:
Leaving the glider assembled is very much over-rated. Apart from anything else, if you're experienced in putting it together and taking it apart, then you have no fear of heading off XC because, after all, it needs to be disassembled somewhere (so why not a field?). I've known friends who don't fly XC because they're afraid they'll have problems retrieving the glider if they land out My experience was just the opposite. I had my longest x-country flight ever in the LAK-12, i.e., I ventured much farther away from home. The glide and performance are very confidence-inspiring. But I agree with you that one should have competent rigging/derigging aids, which my LAK has, so that fear of land-out is removed from the equation. I have no fear whatsoever of outlanding and field derigging. They are easy to take apart because precision alignment is not an issue. Reassembling however is best done on a hard and level surface back at the airport. Regards, -Doug |
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