Pre-season practice at local airfield
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:46 pm
With the flying season finally shaping up here in the North Island of New Zealand, some local pilots had a practice day at a glider club airfield some 35 km south of Auckland.
Here are two videos. My Sport2 155 has great handling and excellent thermalling ability under power, but it is a knot or two slower cruising that the Moyes Litesport5.
Day 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybM7Vp0R0bg
Day 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCyirVWM778
I will try my T2 144 (all Dacron sail) with the Mosquito NRG at some stage, but I think that the only advantage will be a slightly higher cruising speed (maybe 4-5 km/h faster). Everything else will be a negative.
Here are two videos. My Sport2 155 has great handling and excellent thermalling ability under power, but it is a knot or two slower cruising that the Moyes Litesport5.
Day 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybM7Vp0R0bg
Day 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCyirVWM778
I will try my T2 144 (all Dacron sail) with the Mosquito NRG at some stage, but I think that the only advantage will be a slightly higher cruising speed (maybe 4-5 km/h faster). Everything else will be a negative.