Does the III still have the horrible wing root connection system as the Twin Astir/G103 II? PeterS
Ian McPhee wrote: > Spent a full on day with crew Channel 9 Brisbane which they show in > Queensland "Saturday Afternoon" at 5.30 (probably 1 Sat July but will > advise). They got some wonderful footage but it will probably be 4 > minutes - cameras everywhere and much air to air. I think it could be > a good promotion for gliding especially SE Queensland so keep a > lookout for same. > > For the record the glider in the show is Grob G103c III SL has an > ellipsoidal wing plan at first glance you may think it is a duo > discus. The III has L/D 37:1 from German tests,18m span and our > club's is self launch. I would have to say it is one of the sweetest > gliders I have ever flown (have flown in excess of 100 types) and that > includes a Duo (sorry one of the few I have not flown is the DG1000 so > no comparrison there). Please never compare to the Twin Astir or even > the Grob G103 II - they are totally different. Any club looking for > a good value 2 seater which could be a trainer or a great cross > country glider I could only recommend same. There are zero cast > fittings and no ADs!!! and clear inspection holes everywhere under the > wing and in fuse. I have never been a fan of Grob gliders over the > past 30 years but I have changed my views with Grob G103 III. If you > want another positive opinion ask Brad Edwards. > > And also for the record myself as well as Mark Laird and Giles Taylor > and 35+ other members are from Byron Gliding Club Inc while there is a > another separate operation at our entrance called Byron Bay Gliding > Pty Ltd. Yes it is confusing > > Ian McPhee (skype macca304) > Box 657 > Byron Bay NSW 2481 Australia > Tel +61(0)2 66847642 mob +61(0)428847642 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > www.mrsoaring.com <http://www.mrsoaring.com> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
