pete beadle 511 Posted January 22 Hi Brian Yes, that's the one I prefer to use your other design, the Alacrity, at Barnet, for me it's the perfect size. You may remember, it's the one I bought from Rod Potts 2 - 3 years ago, but I've never really not got the hang of the "ruddervators" it's fitted with. So, I thought I'd try one of your other designs, the Trilogy, to see if the rudder/elevator arrangement on that did actually feel any better in use, and d'you know, for me, it really does. The Trilogy cross-tail is agile (or is it nimble?) and the control is consistent and smooth, plus it's the same size as the Alactrity.....plus, plus. plus! The thing to do now, I suppose, would be to find another Brian Austin design of 100" - 120" with built-up structure and a cross-tail, which would be perfect for the job......any suggestions Bri? Seems to me to be the perfect intermediate plane between the R/E 2M or 100," and the full-house 3.5 - 4.0 metre ultralite,........because your designs are certainly light, and strong, Mr Austin - Anyone got one that might be for sale that meets my spec out there? Oh, and definitely NOT moulded..... Regards Pete BARCS1702 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilentPilot 219 Posted February 9 I’ve still got that Claymore F5jNot had chance to build it up yet though... I think I made a mistake buying it, I’ll never get the time to fit it out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skip 317 Posted February 9 Dear diary. Today I have been printing and cutting stensils for my custom paint design for my gliders. I'm hoping to have both my racers ready for next weekend although have run into a little snag regarding supply of electricity to my garage. ... The previous owner had attached a multistrand cable to the back of a socket in the kitchen and run it to the garage. That cable had enough yesterday and is no longer attached to the socket... the 80s must have been a wonderful time to be a cowb..... I mean electrician. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skip 317 Posted February 12 What do you think? Should look ok at a distance Would look better with clear over it and a shine, loathed to add that much weight. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
isoaritfirst 1,330 Posted February 12 Shame its not stick on letters - we could have had so much fun! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete beadle 511 Posted Thursday at 22:37 Hi all First visit to Ivinghoe on a flyable day........Amazingly the weather forecast was so varied I took a lightweight Radian for the predicted 6 mph winds reducing in the PM to NIL and my Eliminator 134 to cope with the predicted 16 -20 MPH gusts........ Played around among a half-dozen Red Kites as they pointed out the light lift drifting through, and tried to stay out of the direct sunlight as much as possible to reduce the sun's effects - didn't work very well as lashings of AfterSun were needed by about five PM David Woods turned up quite miffed as he had two kilos of freshly made ballast slugs "just in case" and didn't use any of it in the light conditions Lovely day though, reminded me what I was usually missing in the Winter months.....roll on Spring! Regards Pete BARCS1702 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil.Taylor 615 Posted Friday at 18:53 Rare combination of a light southerly wind with sunshine & blue skies this afternoon - almost perfect for the maiden flight of the XPerience Pro - except for the low seamist/cloud/clag forming just above the slope. XPro flies great - does what I hoped it would - soars beautifully, but it can also get some speed on & is quite agile. Video to follow when I get round to editing it. Phil. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilentPilot 219 Posted Friday at 21:24 22 hours ago, pete beadle said: Played around among a half-dozen Red Kites as they pointed out the light lift drifting through Maybe the same two we saw! I’ve yet to thermal with Kites (I’ve thermalled with Buzzards while in my glider but that’s a completely different thing!) I do have either a DLG or bungee launched Radian with me in the car but I just never have spotted them when I’ve had the time to launch something. Hopefully soon though 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil.Taylor 615 Posted Friday at 22:03 XPro video up on the slope videos thread Phil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulj 22 Posted yesterday at 08:42 After 18 years, the Pike is finally back in the air (you may remember the tail mount repair I detailed in another thread)! Following an incident with the Eliminator 60" at the Orm, I had nothing else to fly off the slope in yesterday's conditions, so no more excuses. Sadly this photo is taken in the car park before disassembly, rather than on top of Moel Famau flying with the two full size gliders enjoying the ridge. Regarding the two full size, one of them had a strobe fitted to the nose - not something I have seen during the time I used to fly full size, but useful for visibility in the low contrast conditions we had yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilentPilot 219 Posted yesterday at 08:50 Our K-21 has a nose strobe. It seems to have lenses fitted though, its great used as a landing light but not much good for all-round visibility. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
