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I have my new Sparrow Hawk
I recived my Sparrow Hawk SN #10 just two weekends ago. I was the test
pilot for the virgin bird. After 2.5 Hrs. in light 'high-pressure day' thermals in Central Oregon. All I needed to adjust was the rudder peddle lenght. Greg Cole said I main a record for the most time aloft with the least number of tows. @ tows and ~ 5.5 Hrs. I was able to walk the glider out to the runway by mayself, at 155 lbs & wheels, why not, hook-up and go. The tow, flight and landing is very easy. Controls are very responsive and light, but not the least bit twitchy. In otherwards, no over sensitive pitching as with many other gliders. I have been flying a Nimbus-II till the Sparrow hawk came around. Although one is a mere 155 Lbs, while the other is well over 1,000 lbs. I found that transitining from one to the other was a non issue. I have been flying powered aircraft and hang gliders sence 1972. It is my honest openion that any one who has been flying moderate to high performance flex wings and rigid wings will fell very much at home with the Sparrow Hawk. One would think that such a light glider would blow about like a paper bag and have potentual penitration problems. Not so, Creg Cole has designed airfoils specifically for this light weight application. What with wing-loading similar to any other standard class glider it feels very solid and secure, even in big air. Its like a solid high performance sports car. I can thermal, much like my hang glider, as tight as I desire, taking advantage of small light, scratchy thermals. Many that I would simply pass up in many other sail planes. I hope to travel about with it to many other sites. Towing: Our glider club said that as long as a Sparrow Hawk owner is a current local club and SSA member, there will be no problems getting a tow and have insurance cover the tow plane, but not the glider. We have a Piper Pawnee. I am sure that the insurance situation will be the same with many other clubs and comercial operations. I will be flying my Sparrow Hawk glider much more real soon and hope to answer any questions one may have. |
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