Kyle Communications Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 got to be a easier flying than with a hang glider or paraglider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushpilot Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 We ridge-soar our Jabirus off Mount Ovens, near Bathurst, when the wind is blowing from the West.. We have done this many times in the past in hang-gliders and the technique is basically that same: Fly close to, above and parallel to the ridge, but always in front of it (upwind side), then when get to the end of the ridge do a 180 turn away from the ridge and back parellel again. A Jab will hold height in 15kts wind and will gain height over 15 kts - at idle. Good fun and skill honing.. One of the benefits of the weight limit in our category.. Come to Bathurst and try it sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Evan. Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 A Jab will hold height in 15kts wind and will gain height over 15 kts - at idle. Good fun and skill honing.. Wow, that would be cool! Do you guys clear the engine periodically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushpilot Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Wow, that would be cool! Do you guys clear the engine periodically? Yep - Carby heat, of course, then clear as required - and don't allow the motor to get too cold too quickly.. Our soaring is nowhere near as extended as those Pommy sailplane boys though; that stuff is amazing to watch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 God that scenery make me home-sick. Pity the rest of England is so stuffed up. Not into gliding myself but that was great to watch. Thanks. (language - edited by Admin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit12 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Love it, that looked like so much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 God that scenery make me home-sick. Pity the rest of England is so stuffed up. Not into gliding myself but that was great to watch. Thanks.(language - edited by Admin) Sorreee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 (language - edited by Admin) Hmm... we will be forever wondering what you said now! Can't have been a racial epithet like 'pommy' which is OK as we read above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Just change the word 'stuffed' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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