I agree Mark - the superlights may be a help for one round in a full day
of contest flying.
With my UpLink I find that the best hang time is around 9.25 oz. If it
is any lighter I can't get the height as mass is needed to allow it to
turn the launch energy into height. Over 9.25 oz it launches a bit higher
but both sink rate and handeling are degraded.
Launch height; not a superlight fragile ship; is the real key to good hang
time.
--
Dick Barker
Seattle, WA
- The Old Fart Glider Flyer -
Mark Navarre wrote:
>Practice is a huge advantage...
>As far as the current "long tail boom" planes, the big hurdle will be in the
>pilots' minds: ie getting used to the "numb" handling. Hang time is
>definitely improved, possibly due to inherently better angle of attack
>control, but nimble/quick control response is GONE....
>The big (very big...IMHO) problem with the newest designs is their insane
>fragility
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