Setup and Fly

So we opened my box and pulled the new glider out of the bag. It is something that I have never done before. I have been fortunate for the last few years to have Brett here to open it all up and setup it up.

After piecing it together, I noticed the sprogs were out of whack. The glider was not balanced at all. So I asked Jonny Durand to have a quick look at it and he agreed. Since all the French guys had right turns in their gliders, we also changed the right tip.

Went for a quick lunch and took it out for a test flight. It flew straight, but the pitch is pretty light. I will see how it goes for the first couple of days before I make any other changes.

Here are some pictures of the new glider (mostly for Brett's consumption... haha).













When I go to sell the glider, I can simply say that the only parts that are aluminum are the Keel and the downtubes! Carbon is so cool.

It is too windy to fly today. This was just demonstrated by Glen Volk as I sit here. His takeoff was nice and rough, but then again, I am sure he will go far today. Scott and I broke our gliders down as there is no point having them beaten up in the wind.

Later.