Re: [Aus-soaring] GLIDING INTERNATIONAL - JULY ISSUE

2014-06-17 Thread Bob Ward
Peter, Unfortunately, John guilds the lily quite a lot. I am in close communication with Jack and his team, and agree that Super Cub performance when towing is more realistic. . However, if Aki Suokas performance figures for the Pik 27 prototype are accurate, with the 115 HP Rotax 194, then my

Re: [Aus-soaring] GLIDING INTERNATIONAL - JULY ISSUE

2014-06-17 Thread Peter Champness
Thanks Bob. One of the things I like about the Pik 27 is the low wing. It just gives much better visibility, which is so important to safety. I am looking forward to your article. On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 6:49 PM, Bob Ward wendo...@westnet.com.au wrote: Peter, Unfortunately, John guilds

Re: [Aus-soaring] GLIDING INTERNATIONAL - JULY ISSUE

2014-06-17 Thread Gary Stevenson
Hey Bob, Great news. You must be making good progress, to be even thinking about flight testing. I note you use the words .. flight test “CONFIGURATION”. Does this mean that the actual flight tests might occur sometime (much??) later than towards the end of the year ? Is the weight of the

Re: [Aus-soaring] GLIDING INTERNATIONAL - JULY ISSUE

2014-06-17 Thread Bob Ward
Peter, Not only is the wing low, but the aircraft climbs with fuselage level, due to the seven degrees angle of incidence of the wing. This not only gives exceptional visibility on climb, but in addition the climb is completely without any P factor. i.e. climb is made without any rudder input.

Re: [Aus-soaring] GLIDING INTERNATIONAL - JULY ISSUE

2014-06-17 Thread Derek Ruddock
Unfortunately, John guilds the lily quite a lot Does that comment also apply to his oft-repeated phrase “We are the best at what we do” I wonder? It certainly does not apply when it comes to editing the mag … ___ Aus-soaring mailing list

[Aus-soaring] Offtopic perhaps - but would be interested to read opinions

2014-06-17 Thread Nelson Handcock
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/casa-crackdown-threatens-to-ground-colour-blind-pilots-20140617-3abkg.html Thanks Regards, Nelson Handcock 0409 149919 http://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonhandcockaustralia ___ Aus-soaring