- Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:24 pm
#405888
Well, ten or so landings and a Whack! and a half. All at my local sites with LZs at or above 8000' msl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxJij618q0.
Rigid wing landings with my Atos B-V. Four landings at Villa Grove, Colorado, 8000' msl LZ. One top landing at Willow Cr., 8750' msl. Seven landings at Crested Butte, landing zone elevation 8900' msl. Surface winds in the LZs ranged from 1 to 5 mph. The wind streamer at the CB lz is on the fence line on the right side of the field. Did you see my launch compilation? It's on my youtube page. Landing nuances of my Atos B: Why little to no use of flaps to land? I tried full flap landings my first two seasons of flying the Atos (2000 and 2001), worked OK in high winds. In low wind at our elevation I couldn't get a good ground effect glide and flaring was ineffective. Regarding hand position on the downtubes, I used to slide my hands farther up for a full stop flare but found that could cause the keel to hit the ground first. Or, if slightly banked a tip could hit first sometimes snapping one of the tip ribs or rib pivot pin. After flying flex wings for 20 years and 19 on a rigid, it has all been fun. Launch and landing techniques are very similar. Enjoy the challenge of pulling off a good landing!
All my HG vids here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4BQ7Z ... XHIIcrvlLQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxJij618q0.
Rigid wing landings with my Atos B-V. Four landings at Villa Grove, Colorado, 8000' msl LZ. One top landing at Willow Cr., 8750' msl. Seven landings at Crested Butte, landing zone elevation 8900' msl. Surface winds in the LZs ranged from 1 to 5 mph. The wind streamer at the CB lz is on the fence line on the right side of the field. Did you see my launch compilation? It's on my youtube page. Landing nuances of my Atos B: Why little to no use of flaps to land? I tried full flap landings my first two seasons of flying the Atos (2000 and 2001), worked OK in high winds. In low wind at our elevation I couldn't get a good ground effect glide and flaring was ineffective. Regarding hand position on the downtubes, I used to slide my hands farther up for a full stop flare but found that could cause the keel to hit the ground first. Or, if slightly banked a tip could hit first sometimes snapping one of the tip ribs or rib pivot pin. After flying flex wings for 20 years and 19 on a rigid, it has all been fun. Launch and landing techniques are very similar. Enjoy the challenge of pulling off a good landing!
All my HG vids here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4BQ7Z ... XHIIcrvlLQ