At 05:21 PM 9/28/99 -0500, James C Deck wrote: > OK, last Saturday, there wasn't a cloud in the sky at the sod farm. >Now, there was plenty of lift of the wave variety. My main problem was >keeping the plane in sight. When there are clouds, I like to use them as >background. But, on Saturday, I had to keep using the spoilers to get my 3 >meter sailplane down to where I could see it. > I'm almost sure that I fly higher on cloudy days. How about some tips >for seeing that speck on cloudless days.? I already know enough not to blink >or check my watch. Jim, I feel the Emerald I fly is more visible against a solid blue sky than a cloud filled or overcast. Black on bottom, bright red on top, flashy tape on 4 points of the LE. If the black becomes a little difficult to see the red seems to have good contrast. And when neither color works the flashy tape give me a nice visual "Okay" blink. If I ever lost it a spin, tumble, or porpoising should be quite noticeable. The hard part is when flying away the plane disappears. At that point I make sure I don't look away or blink. Not until the on back side, then I exhale. :-) What is interesting, our flying field is frequented by full size gliders, and often I pick one up thinking it is a model. Steve Meyer http://www.mcs.net/~stmeyer/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] S.O.A.R. in Gurnee, IL S.O.A.R. Web Page http://www.mcs.net/~stmeyer/SOAR/ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
