If you truly love soaring, you owe it to yourself to go to the following
website:
http://www.windward-performance.com/
Fine, this ain't R/C but sure is close to scale soaring...Full Scale that
is...
Can you imagine a "true, real, full-scale" sailplane with 36.5' wingspan,
32:1 L/D, 123knots max speed, +5.48/-4.00 G's, ALL PRE-PREG CARBON, all
basic instrumentation, 155lbs (ready for you to strap-on and launch with
your old Ford Escort or even a bungee, for $25K (I guess equivalent to about
10x$2K high-performance and/or large scale R/C gliders plus expenses) you
could own and fly without paying property taxes for, no need for
certification, no need for registration and no need for a pilot's license
(although strongly suggested due to the high performance of this ULTRA-LIGHT
SAILPLANE!!)?!?!?!
Well, I still haven't got that kind of money but it sure has caught my
attention! I can now see how to realize my dream of owning my own full size
sailplane!
I called the mild mannered but enthusiastic and very knowledgeable Greg
Cole, the designer/builder of this sailplane and he is a God-sent to many of
us who are or would be quite concerned with safety and performance, not to
mention price or rather "value", in order to consider full size soaring.
I know I will not let go of my R/C soaring addiction for the Sparrowhawk
(expected to be flying by this summer!), but it sure has prompted me to
start saving $$ for this dream.
Hope this helps others who share this dream.
Best wishes,
Ron Piskulich
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