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Eric
If you knew about some of the fields we have in the UK you might not be so keen to haul something as heavy as a 17 out of it. Lifting a Ventus across a ditch is one thing but doing that with a 17 is sure to strain your farting clapper. A 17 with a motor, I wish. I wish you all the ability to keep it up (PW5 drivers excepted) :-) At 18:00 23 December 2004, Eric Greenwell wrote: Don Johnstone wrote: I would suggest it is a factor in field selection by those pilots that fly big wings, I certainly think about it. Bit of a mute point really because big wings get you home. Landouts are only for those with inadequate span, which is where we came in :-) If the pilots with 'adequate' span were using their gliders to the fullest, they'd be landing out, too. There's never enough span if you are trying hard. (Insert derisive comments here about pilots that fly around with adequate span AND a motor in the back [21 restarts this year and counting]!) -- Change 'netto' to 'net' to email me directly Eric Greenwell Washington State USA |
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Don Johnstone wrote:
Eric If you knew about some of the fields we have in the UK you might not be so keen to haul something as heavy as a 17 out of it. I'm not keen on hauling anything out of a field anymore, which is one reason I have a motorglider. If I had to haul gliders out, I'd like them to be light, like a SparrowHawk (160 pounds) or a Russia (300 pounds). Just watching the local ASW 17 go together strains my back. Lifting a Ventus across a ditch is one thing but doing that with a 17 is sure to strain your farting clapper. A 17 with a motor, I wish. I've been to the UK and seen the fields! One look at the stone "hedges" made me understand why you folks are so particular about field selection, speed control on final, and the hazards of undershooting ("it's better to hit the far hedge slowly than the near hedge quickly"). I'd have to study the fields there very carefully, and brush up on my field landing techniques to do it safely. Our fields are generally a mile square and soft plowed dirt, so we're not very sharp at it - just plunking it down almost anywhere works. -- Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly Eric Greenwell Washington State USA |
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