At 09:25 01 March 2006, Stefan wrote:
I forgot to add: Most Clubs I know don't use the tail
ballast to
demonstrate spins to students anyway, but to do primary
aerobatic
training.

One of the wonderful things of the ASK 21 is its versability:
Docile
primary trainer, capable aerobatic trainer, certified
for cloud flying.
One size fits all.


Stefan
(who learnt to fly in an ASK 21, who learnt to spin
in an ASK 21 and
who
gained his aerobatic rating in an ASK 21)

Stefan
Now, you have my attention. Why would you use tail
ballast to instruct
aerobatics? The ASK flys well inverted and will spin
well inverted, all
without tail ballast. Why would you add tail ballast
for loops and rolls?
Sounds almost counter productive.
Chuck