- Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:03 am
#400181
Hi everyone.
I'm thinking for a while about buying a (second hand) mosquito or some sort and trying to figure out what other people think. I searched quite a lot, but still not sure yet about some things so hopefully you guys can provide me some info. I have about 25hrs flying experience on a Icaro relax and can thermal/launch/land pretty well and feel confident about it.
Since I live in the Netherlands where there are no mountains and not many opportunities to do winching/towing on days it looks good the FLPHG harness may be good to give a lot more flying time.
- I read people do not launch when it's thermal weather since they have hard time getting airborne. The reason I would buy it is just to launch, use thermals when available and fire it back up when I loose the thermals? This way I can get a lot better at working on thermals and going XC when not using the FLPHG.
- How much extra time does it require to get setup?
- How much maintainance does it require?
- I have a VW golf sized car, so it should fit in there. Would a water proof bag prevent exhaust smell to enter my car? Otherwise I would have to buy trailer too, which make storage more difficult too.
Hope you guys can answer some of my questions.
I'm thinking for a while about buying a (second hand) mosquito or some sort and trying to figure out what other people think. I searched quite a lot, but still not sure yet about some things so hopefully you guys can provide me some info. I have about 25hrs flying experience on a Icaro relax and can thermal/launch/land pretty well and feel confident about it.
Since I live in the Netherlands where there are no mountains and not many opportunities to do winching/towing on days it looks good the FLPHG harness may be good to give a lot more flying time.
- I read people do not launch when it's thermal weather since they have hard time getting airborne. The reason I would buy it is just to launch, use thermals when available and fire it back up when I loose the thermals? This way I can get a lot better at working on thermals and going XC when not using the FLPHG.
- How much extra time does it require to get setup?
- How much maintainance does it require?
- I have a VW golf sized car, so it should fit in there. Would a water proof bag prevent exhaust smell to enter my car? Otherwise I would have to buy trailer too, which make storage more difficult too.
Hope you guys can answer some of my questions.