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April 13th 20, 05:01 PM
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IS 32 sailplane
Curious if any are operating in the US, or in need of new home
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April 13th 20, 06:28 PM
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On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 10:01:41 AM UTC-6, wrote:
Curious if any are operating in the US, or in need of new home MM There is only one registered in the FAA database--N555XX
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April 14th 20, 01:00 PM
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On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 11:01:41 AM UTC-5, wrote:
Curious if any are operating in the US, or in need of new home MM There had been one in Alberta Canada several years ago. Not sure of the current status.
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April 14th 20, 01:26 PM
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On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 8:00:08 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 11:01:41 AM UTC-5, wrote: Curious if any are operating in the US, or in need of new home MM There had been one in Alberta Canada several years ago. Not sure of the current status. According to TC database, C of R cancelled May 7, 2012. Probably sold to the U.S.?
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#5
April 14th 20, 05:47 PM
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I believe the Alberta IS-32 groundlooped landing in a crop damaging an aileron in 2011. There's no factory support and no repair has been made.
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#6
April 14th 20, 07:23 PM
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At 12:26 14 April 2020, Dan Daly wrote:
On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 8:00:08 AM UTC-4, wrote: On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 11:01:41 AM UTC-5, wrote: Curious if any are operating in the US, or in need of new home MM There had been one in Alberta Canada several years ago. Not sure of the current status. According to TC database, C of R cancelled May 7, 2012. Probably sold to the U.S.? C-FAOA is still registered to the Cu Nim Gliding Club. There is no record of it being exported out of Canada
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#7
April 14th 20, 11:00 PM
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What s the difference between a IS 32 and a Sherman Tank?
Not much Both weight about the same!
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#8
April 15th 20, 12:07 AM
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IS 32 sailplane
? less gross weight than G-103 and Janus C
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#9
April 15th 20, 12:21 AM
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FWIW
Wikipedia sez 850 lbs empty weight I did my initial training in a IS28 I sprained my back moving that thing around on the ground that took me 2 years to heal. Nick T
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#10
April 15th 20, 12:38 AM
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Yes it’s a beast. Very specific techniques and ground support equipment required to protect oneself and avoid blocking runways. I owned a 28 and landed out several times. One of my students required a hernia repair
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