Variometer installation

wrote:
Hi Guys - The quality of the TE probe you need is related to
the square of your speeds of interest. A floater and/or low
L/D glider is going to be fine with a low-performance
probe. The '26 driver that's bothered by the airvent effect
should simply remove the canopy and all will be well...

Speed and drag, it would seem. The need for TE is going to be driven by
how long your stick thermals last, which will be made longer by higher
speeds and less drag.

The vent doesn't bother me exactly, it's just an interesting effect I
thought about. As far as the sport canopy goes, the last time I flew I
almost froze to death right in the air, so I'm going to have to pass on
that idea at least until the weather turns warm again.

--
Michael Ash
Rogue Amoeba Software

On Nov 27, 10:03 pm, Michael Ash wrote:
wrote:
Hi Guys - The quality of the TE probe you need is related to
the square of your speeds of interest. A floater and/or low
L/D glider is going to be fine with a low-performance
probe. The '26 driver that's bothered by the airvent effect
should simply remove the canopy and all will be well...

Speed and drag, it would seem. The need for TE is going to be driven by
how long your stick thermals last, which will be made longer by higher
speeds and less drag.

The vent doesn't bother me exactly, it's just an interesting effect I
thought about. As far as the sport canopy goes, the last time I flew I
almost froze to death right in the air, so I'm going to have to pass on
that idea at least until the weather turns warm again.

--
Michael Ash
Rogue Amoeba Software

freezing is half the fun of the sport canopy. the "im at cloud base
and i cant feel my toes but im not going down cause im higher than my
CFIG" mindset kicks in.

Oh and there goes Nadler, showing off again

I think my L/D at 100 knots is about 3.5:1, practically the same
right??

On Nov 28, 12:55 am, wrote:
On Nov 27, 10:03 pm, Michael Ash wrote:



wrote:
Hi Guys - The quality of the TE probe you need is related to
the square of your speeds of interest. A floater and/or low
L/D glider is going to be fine with a low-performance
probe. The '26 driver that's bothered by the airvent effect
should simply remove the canopy and all will be well...

Speed and drag, it would seem. The need for TE is going to be driven by
how long your stick thermals last, which will be made longer by higher
speeds and less drag.

The vent doesn't bother me exactly, it's just an interesting effect I
thought about. As far as the sport canopy goes, the last time I flew I
almost froze to death right in the air, so I'm going to have to pass on
that idea at least until the weather turns warm again.

--
Michael Ash
Rogue Amoeba Software

freezing is half the fun of the sport canopy. the "im at cloud base
and i cant feel my toes but im not going down cause im higher than my
CFIG" mindset kicks in.

Oh and there goes Nadler, showing off again

I think my L/D at 100 knots is about 3.5:1, practically the same
right??

Please don't try fly that contraption so fast;
life is short enough as it is !

wrote:
On Nov 27, 10:03 pm, Michael Ash wrote:
The vent doesn't bother me exactly, it's just an interesting effect I
thought about. As far as the sport canopy goes, the last time I flew I
almost froze to death right in the air, so I'm going to have to pass on
that idea at least until the weather turns warm again.

freezing is half the fun of the sport canopy. the "im at cloud base
and i cant feel my toes but im not going down cause im higher than my
CFIG" mindset kicks in.

"To death" was only a slight exaggeration there, I was shivering like mad
and could barely get out of the cockpit by the time I landed. It was a
little more than "I can't feel my toes" that time.

--
Michael Ash
Rogue Amoeba Software