- Wed Nov 14, 2018 4:22 pm
#405568
I guess since were halfway through the comp, if any are interested, here is some details.. This is arguably the most fun comp in Aust.. Yep.... Very wet weather up to the start was hopefully the reason for the lower attendance..... My main reason for "doing" this comp was for quality airtime and its close- /2hs, this was my third time in 12yrs? flying in this comp and of course i wanted to use it before I lost it!...i occasionally free fly up here... Never used the borrowed "Navitar" vario before, without its built-in gps, you couldn't get scored, thanks for the loan Trevor,never used its trick functions, he had to set the waypoints, parameters, etc every morning briefing, thankyou.. .. Thought the Airtribune tracklog on my phone was cool, never worked out how to get it to these posts... I think if there was more sports gliders, we would have our own tasks....that's enough for now, Col. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FzsjeBPe9hA
1975 : Lightning Bolt ( 18x16), Cobra ( cambered keel , roach tips ), Skydart ( 2 piece crossbar , fin ), Ibis ( keel pocket , > a/r , wider nose angle ) , Pelican , Pelican2 , Orion ( 40% d/s , metal battens , tip supports , lufflines?, folding a frame & kingpost , stronger ), Mega3 ( 70% d/s , floating crossbar? ), Meteor ( nose nappy , streamline kingpost , mylar inserts ), Foil ( streamline downtubes , thinner wires ), GT ( glass tips ), XS ( vg , speedbar ), Climax ( topless , 90% d/s , keelpost hangpoint , pip pins ), Climax4 ( >a/r , cam l/e's ), Sting3 ( < a/r , lighter/easier , poorer glide/speed range, fun..), Gecko ( moderate a/r, powerful vg, side wire/luff wire compensation), Fun190 (stress free basic user friendly).
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness . MT.
We are all in the gutter...but some of us are looking at the stars. MT.
Youtube videos- Col Rushton
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness . MT.
We are all in the gutter...but some of us are looking at the stars. MT.
Youtube videos- Col Rushton