Guest gasdive Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Hi All, Stumbled upon this forum and thought I should say hello! My name is Jason. I mostly freefly hang gliders but got a power harness 6 months ago so I'm now a motor glider of sorts. Hang out at Port Macquarie and mostly fly from beaches or Camden Haven airfield. Cheers Jason =:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Welcome Gasdive... I really dig the light stuff such as you fly... it seems a lot of the other members here do to. Do you have any photos... Don't be shy about dropping into the chat room... usually a bit of activity as the evening goes on. Winsor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Hi Gasdrive, how did you stumble here, were in all the Papers. LOL.I hope you enjoy mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gasdive Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Do I have photos! It's like a new baby except the joy never ends in a dirty nappy. Cheers Jason =:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Great stuff GasDive!!! Videos? :rilla: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushpilot Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Hi Jason, Are there any makes of power harnesses sold in OZ these days? The only OZ manufacturer went out of business some years ago; driven out by insurance costs I think.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gasdive Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Yes videos too! Here's one during training. Sorry the aspect ratio went funny There's a very good manufacturer here in Oz, trading under the same name as the old one but a revised product and now in Victoria. Airtime Products - Explorer LD But I got the swedish aerosports one because I liked the internal tank and the controls seemed simpler. Swedish Aerosport - Mosquito Motor Harness And I trained with this guy Adventure Airsports - Home Page At the time it all seemed a bit haphazard but now I realise that I soaked up an *amazing* amount of information in a very relaxed environment. I'd strongly recommend Rob for training. Cheers Jason =:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidh10 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Looks great. Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueshed Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Hi Jason Welcome great to see what you are talking about, thought the first looked a bit of a challenge! Second really good, thanks for the look. How many horse power pushes you along, and once you switch it off, does it create much drag or do you have to keep it running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballpoint 246niner Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Nice to say hello Gasdive- good to get some more fabric in the threads! Also a long term hangie, triker and glass ship go faster. We've got a couple of doodle buggers up here too. Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Where the manufacturers who went out of Biz the guys from Proserpine in nth Qld? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gasdive Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Hi Jason Welcome great to see what you are talking about, thought the first looked a bit of a challenge! Second really good, thanks for the look. How many horse power pushes you along, and once you switch it off, does it create much drag or do you have to keep it running? It's been a warm welcome from everyone, despite the fact that I'm a bit of an interloper here! The motor makes around 14 hp and makes somewhere around 45 kg of static thrust. When you shut down or drop to idle a clutch disengages and lets it windmill. That creates a lot of drag and is good if you want to go down. If you want to glide or thermal there is a prop brake that you pull that stops the prop spinning. I've got the optional folding prop, so as soon as it stops the wind folds it back and it creates very little drag. At cruise the internal tank lasts about 3 hours when there's no lift around. Full power creates about 500 foot per minute climb. I've taken it to 7500 amsl on a day with no lift and it was still climbing strongly at about 200 fpm. It's a little different to Hang Gliding because of the thrust. Unlike most aircraft you can vector the thrust and that changes the way it responds to turns. Also the glider is designed to work in glide (obviously) and when it's climbing it tends to be a bit spirally unstable. Nothing mad, you just need to stay on top of the situation and actively fly the aircraft. I'm not exactly sure where the people who built the old "Explorer" were based. Just know it was "Queensland". Cheers Jason =:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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