This Saturday I experienced the most joyful ride in a glider so far, including the loop which supposedely involved about 3-4g of acceleration. Logbook:
Ove subote sam imao najljepÅ¡i let zraÄ?nom jedrilicom do sada, koji ukljuÄ?uje i petlju koja je vjerojatno proizvela izmedju 3-4g akceleracije. Log
- Instructor Johm Voight. Doing circles. Applying rudder pedals during circles.
Kruženje. Upotreba pedala kormila za vrijeme kruženja. - Instructor Andy. Demonstration and then performing the stall
Demonstracija i izvodjenje gubitka uzgona. - Instructor Haken. Controlling rudder pedals during airtow after 1000 feet. Unsuccessfully banking the aircraft from side to side using flystick and rudder. Too much wobbling.
Kontrola kormila za vrijeme vuÄ?e nakon 1000 stopa. NeuspjeÅ¡no primijenio kormilo i palicu za naginjanje s jedne na drugu stranu. PreviÅ¡e plesanja. - Instructor Duncan. I was given full control during airtow at 1500 feet, but immediately applied too much flystick to the left and almost broke the rope. Duncan took control and gave me control back only after completion of airtow at 2500 feet. I trimmed the K21 HLP at various speeds (45, 55 and 60 knots). I was demonstrated and later performed loop. I was demnostrated Chandelle. I applied airbrakes while controlling the glider all the way down to few feet of altitued.
Bila mi je dana puna kontrola prilikom vuÅ¡e nakon 1500 stopa, ali odmah sam dao previÅ¡e palice u lijevo i skoro prekinuo konop. Duncan je preuzeo kontrolu i vratio mi je tek nakon prestanka vuÄ?e na oko 2500 stopa. Trimovao sam K21 HLP na nekoliko razliÄ?itih brzina (45, 55 i 60 cvorova). Demonstracija i izvodjenja petlje. Demonstracija Chandelle. KoriÅ¡tenje zraÄ?nih koÄ?nica i kontrola jedrilice sve do oko 10 stopa iznad tla.
Cockpit of K21 (model) HLP (registration). Instruments (it is visible that the photo was taken at 500 feet.)
Kokpit K21 (model) HLP (registracija). Instrumenti (vidljivo je da je visina bila 500 stopa kada je napravljena fotografija.)
Slight right turn during airtow, and a look outside the cockpit somewhat below 1500 feet.
Blago skretanje desno za vrijeme vuÄ?e i pogled izvan kokpita na neÅ¡to ispod 1500 stopa.