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Sapphire Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Nice idea. Where gliding club tows are about $45 and competition gliders half million plus, you can have a lot of fun without financing a financial black hole. Think a semi enclosed canopy would improve the comfort level and glide performance.. Made one for a Sapphire and the bullet proof polycarbonate is not all that expensive.[don't use acrylic perspex] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 So true... I often think about the Grunau Baby Sailplane... simple... bugger all performance compared to modern sailplanes... but they were very popular and pilots had a lot of fun flying them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapphire Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Actually, some of the best gliding i had was in a wooden ka6 and ask13. The "high performance" gliders would come back from cross country but I would be the last to land near dusk and everybody would look in disbelief. Actually, hanging around locally all day, I know were all the local thermals were. And once you get to 10,000 feet, it's so easy to stay up in dying conditions near last light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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