- Sun Feb 25, 2018 8:12 pm
#402424
Hey gang,
Looking for advice on water ballast.
I'm getting back into HG after a long break. Picked up 3 used gliders to cover my re-learning curve. I fly in NW Wyoming, launching at 4-5000 AGL. I hook in at 180-185 pounds. I'm currently on a Falcon2 195 and she flies well. I do have an S2 155 for my next glider when I decide I'm ready for it. This is the high desert and it gets pretty bumpy to be hooked in at the lower end of the weight range so I decided to find out what and how you guys use water ballast. I'm very athletic, so I feel comfortable making a take off run with probably up to 20-30 pounds of water. I was thinking of making two carbon fiber aerodynamic containers that would Velcro at the centerpoint of my harness on each side, about a gallon each. Thank you forward for all advice.
Ati 307-272-6459
Looking for advice on water ballast.
I'm getting back into HG after a long break. Picked up 3 used gliders to cover my re-learning curve. I fly in NW Wyoming, launching at 4-5000 AGL. I hook in at 180-185 pounds. I'm currently on a Falcon2 195 and she flies well. I do have an S2 155 for my next glider when I decide I'm ready for it. This is the high desert and it gets pretty bumpy to be hooked in at the lower end of the weight range so I decided to find out what and how you guys use water ballast. I'm very athletic, so I feel comfortable making a take off run with probably up to 20-30 pounds of water. I was thinking of making two carbon fiber aerodynamic containers that would Velcro at the centerpoint of my harness on each side, about a gallon each. Thank you forward for all advice.
Ati 307-272-6459