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Staufenbiel Stratton
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Euan Galloway
- Posts: 63
- Joined: 18 Mar 2015, 08:39
Re: Staufenbiel Stratton
Matt , yes its possible to leave as a two part fuselage my friend in France did his by adding to formers at the joint ,
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barry h
- Posts: 89
- Joined: 18 Mar 2015, 20:46
- Location: Norfolk. Premier slope soaring country.
Re: Staufenbiel Stratton
Flew mine for the first time on Sunday in zero wind conditions. What a pussycat. Considering how heavy it feels I was pleasantly surprised . Take off from the dolly in about 30 yards . I really does not look fast enough to take off, but it does . Climb out is slow but steady , gains height easily. I had the flaps and ailerons dropped by about 3mm for take off . Once at height settings were back to normal. Considering there wasn't any thermal activity it stayed up really well. Once back in thermal mode flat turns on a sixpence were no problem no signs of dropping a wing.
Stopping it is another story , even with full flaps it takes a long while to slow down, using crow didn't make to much difference either.
I am sure it will be much better with a bit of a headwind.
Overall I am really pleased and am looking forward to summer and some thermals .
Barry
Stopping it is another story , even with full flaps it takes a long while to slow down, using crow didn't make to much difference either.
I am sure it will be much better with a bit of a headwind.
Overall I am really pleased and am looking forward to summer and some thermals .
Barry