HP14

On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 1:38:37 PM UTC-7, SoaringXCellence wrote:
Ken,

If you haven't already, you need to go the the soaridaho.com site and study there.
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/

If the ship was well built and maintained, you should be delighted in the performance. It has a light wing loading by current standards and seems to get close to the 40:1 claimed, if it is kept clean and smooth.

If it was built to the plans, it isn't 15M and is less than 18M, so it doesn't really fit into any present FAI class.

The V-tail mixer may need some attention (lubrication and cable tightening), It seems the -14 had a properly sized tail surface. So no "waddle" that came with some earlier v-tail designs.

Hope you have a good time, I wish I fit in one a little less snug.

Mike

Club class is an FAI class.

Mike C

On Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 12:40:11 AM UTC-6, Mike C wrote:

Club class is an FAI class.

Mike C

But per FAI rules, no Club Class glider can have a span of greater than 15 meters. It is not just a performance range, as permitted here in the US.

The HP-14 is a wonderful sailplane. Maybe not the easiest to fly well, but certainly not difficult to fly. And, there is one for sale there in Oz.

http://www.sailplanes.co/sailplanes/...lanes/hp14v_41

Steve Leonard
HP-14 Serial 1
N4736G

Originally Posted by Steve Leonard[_2_]

On Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 12:40:11 AM UTC-6, Mike C wrote:

Club class is an FAI class.

Mike C

But per FAI rules, no Club Class glider can have a span of greater than 15 meters. It is not just a performance range, as permitted here in the US.

The HP-14 is a wonderful sailplane. Maybe not the easiest to fly well, but certainly not difficult to fly. And, there is one for sale there in Oz.

http://www.sailplanes.co/sailplanes/...lanes/hp14v_41

Steve Leonard
HP-14 Serial 1
N4736G

Std Cirrus at 16m is on the IGC club class handicap list so span alone may not disqualify

http://www.fai.org/downloads/igc/SC3AH_2016b

Colin

On Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 7:54:59 AM UTC-7, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 12:40:11 AM UTC-6, Mike C wrote:

Club class is an FAI class.

Mike C

But per FAI rules, no Club Class glider can have a span of greater than 15 meters. It is not just a performance range, as permitted here in the US.

The HP-14 is a wonderful sailplane. Maybe not the easiest to fly well, but certainly not difficult to fly. And, there is one for sale there in Oz.

http://www.sailplanes.co/sailplanes/...lanes/hp14v_41

Steve Leonard
HP-14 Serial 1
N4736G

Correct, my mistake.