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Arcus Maiden Voyage in the US
We had the pleasure to take the Arcus on its maiden voyage in the US
this last weekend in Immokalee, FL. We made 6 flight for about 6 hours. What a dream ship. You would swear it was a singleplace 15m or 18m. Aileron control and roll rate were great. Even though this ship just flat out goes I think the most remarkable thing was the way it thermals. You feel like you are on rails. Very little rudder is required and speeds stayed constant. It didn’t feel like you had a 20m wing. Landing and takeoffs were easy. The cockpit is really quiet even at 100knots. Schempp-Hirth has really changed the 20m two seat market. Barry (ARC) |
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Arcus Maiden Voyage in the US
Hi Barry,
Congratulations! It sure is a lovely ship! Best Regards, Paul Remde "Barry" wrote in message ... We had the pleasure to take the Arcus on its maiden voyage in the US this last weekend in Immokalee, FL. We made 6 flight for about 6 hours. What a dream ship. You would swear it was a singleplace 15m or 18m. Aileron control and roll rate were great. Even though this ship just flat out goes I think the most remarkable thing was the way it thermals. You feel like you are on rails. Very little rudder is required and speeds stayed constant. It didn’t feel like you had a 20m wing. Landing and takeoffs were easy. The cockpit is really quiet even at 100knots. Schempp-Hirth has really changed the 20m two seat market. Barry (ARC) |
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Arcus Maiden Voyage in the US
On Feb 17, 6:08*pm, "Paul Remde" wrote:
Hi Barry, Congratulations! *It sure is a lovely ship! Best Regards, Paul Remde "Barry" wrote in message ... We had the pleasure to take the Arcus on its maiden voyage in the US this last weekend in Immokalee, FL. *We made 6 flight for about 6 hours. What a dream ship. You would swear it was a singleplace 15m or 18m. Aileron control and roll rate were great. Even though this ship just flat out goes I think the most remarkable thing was the way it thermals. You feel like you are on rails. Very little rudder is required and speeds stayed constant. It didn’t feel like you had a 20m wing. Landing and takeoffs were easy. The cockpit is really quiet even at 100knots. Schempp-Hirth has really changed the 20m two seat market. Barry (ARC) Please complete my fantasy and tell me that you winched it with Don Ingraham at Cross Country Soaring?! /Adam |
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Arcus Maiden Voyage in the US
On Feb 17, 10:16*pm, Adam wrote:
On Feb 17, 6:08*pm, "Paul Remde" wrote: Hi Barry, Congratulations! *It sure is a lovely ship! Best Regards, Paul Remde "Barry" wrote in message .... We had the pleasure to take the Arcus on its maiden voyage in the US this last weekend in Immokalee, FL. *We made 6 flight for about 6 hours. What a dream ship. You would swear it was a singleplace 15m or 18m. Aileron control and roll rate were great. Even though this ship just flat out goes I think the most remarkable thing was the way it thermals. You feel like you are on rails. Very little rudder is required and speeds stayed constant. It didn’t feel like you had a 20m wing. Landing and takeoffs were easy. The cockpit is really quiet even at 100knots. Schempp-Hirth has really changed the 20m two seat market. Barry (ARC) Please complete my fantasy and tell me that you winched it with Don Ingraham at Cross Country Soaring?! /Adam- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - We *almost* winched it, but Barry's time in Immokalee was limited and we wanted to make sure he received the required amount of dual hours w/ me before he left. So we aero-towed high and then played. It is very comfortable and quiet (Duo XL fuselage) with great viz and leg room. The first take off behind a 150HP tow plane was predictibly slow off the line and a mild x-wind started a wing dropping. I corrected and was surprised at the immediate response of the big wing (we were in -2 flap setting). This responsiveness kept a smile on our faces for the next hour-plus. The flapperons are very light and the wing responds like magic. The rudder is nicely harmonized with the ailerons and at 60-65 knots you can go from 45 to 45 with firm,full deflection and the rudder keeps the string centered with firm pressure. It's hard to just fly it straight since it is so satisfying to roll into and out of turns! Once centered in a thermal, it just stays where you put it. It does want to drop a wing at stall, but opposite rudder and forward stick recovers quickly. The huge dihedral makes slipping weird - you run out aileron rather than rudder - but the 3-panel spoilers will take care of most too-high situations and slipping was discouraged anyway. The sustainer engine did it's thing with the flip of a single toggle switch followed by a pull on the decompression handle. We lost 150 feet from the time we flipped the switch until we were climbing away. It is loud though, and the frequency is painful. Next time - ear plugs! It goes so slow and is still responsive even with a lot of flap (L) and runs fast and flat and quiet at -2. Beautiful flying sculpture indeed. The fit and finish is flawless and the wing is a breathtaking site from the back seat. Wish *I* had one!!!! Maybe it's actually better to borrow a friend's though.... Thanks Barry! Don http://www.crosscountrysoaring.com |
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