I'm shopping for bug wipers for my ASW27B, and am curious to hear from
others with experience, especially in this model. Bug wipers are not
very common in the US.
Thanks
John Cochrane

On Nov 4, 10:11*am, John Cochrane >
wrote:
> I'm shopping for bug wipers for my ASW27B, and am curious to hear from
> others with experience, especially in this model. Bug wipers are not
> very common in the US.
> Thanks
> John Cochrane

At our club, we run a concentrated training camp for Air Cadets...
they do "community service" for the club... They make for great bug
wipers!

On Nov 4, 9:50*am, jsbrake > wrote:
> On Nov 4, 10:11*am, John Cochrane >
> wrote:
>
> > I'm shopping for bug wipers for my ASW27B, and am curious to hear from
> > others with experience, especially in this model. Bug wipers are not
> > very common in the US.
> > Thanks
> > John Cochrane
>
> At our club, we run a concentrated training camp for Air Cadets...
> they do "community service" for the club... They make for great bug
> wipers!

Thanks. I like the price, but I hear that model has a lot of drag, and
they tend to fall off at high speeds.
John

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:50:14 -0800 (PST), jsbrake
> wrote:


>At our club, we run a concentrated training camp for Air Cadets...
>they do "community service" for the club... They make for great bug
>wipers!

Please provide a photo how they are doing this at 5.000 ft and 80 kts.
Thank you.

SCNR.



Bye
Andreas

I have just purchased and fitted these for my 27:
http://www.storka.at/index-Dateien/Page1217.htm
As I broke one of the previous ones when the cable broke and it
whizzed off the end of the wing at 2000ft, I fetted the new ones with
50kg breaking strain dyneema. I also replaced the nylon wiper with the
dyneema.

They fit the 27 great and work very well as well as looking much more
aerodynamic friendly than others I have seen. Of course in the US
without EASA you could garage them with a small mod!!

I am sure that Friedel Storka will ship to US.

Jim

On Nov 4, 7:11*am, John Cochrane >
wrote:
> I'm shopping for bug wipers for my ASW27B, and am curious to hear from
> others with experience, especially in this model. Bug wipers are not
> very common in the US.
> Thanks
> John Cochrane

Of course somebody might just ask this question and then sit back and
laugh as all his competitors scramble to investigate bug wipers and
try to get them fitted before the start of next season. I wonder how
many have been ordered already.

Darryl

On Nov 4, 12:21*pm, jimboffin > wrote:
> I have just purchased and fitted these for my 27:http://www.storka.at/index-Dateien/Page1217.htm


Flexi-Putzer? I though that was a medical condition, not a bug-
wiper :-).

-T8

On Nov 4, 10:39*am, Darryl Ramm > wrote:
> On Nov 4, 7:11*am, John Cochrane >
> wrote:
> > I'm shopping for bug wipers for my ASW27B, and am curious to hear from
> > others with experience, especially in this model. Bug wipers are not
> > very common in the US.
> > Thanks
> > John Cochrane
>
> Of course somebody might just ask this question and then sit back and
> laugh as all his competitors scramble to investigate bug wipers and
> try to get them fitted before the start of next season. I wonder how
> many have been ordered already.
>
> Darryl

John,

Congratulations on being selected for the US team! Good luck in
Szeged, Hungary.

> Please provide a photo how they are doing this at 5.000 ft and 80 kts.
> Thank you.
>
John did not specify an altitude, nor a speed :) We normally have it
done at ground level with the glider stationary. I won't get into the
ASL/AGL debate to figure out what altitude you suggested.

However, I envisage hiker's crampons on the shoes and pitons pushed
into the wings so they could crawl out and wash the bugs off without
falling. Granted, this might make a re-finish necessary, but it's up
to the owner to decide what modifications to make, and whether the
mods would be legal for the CofA.

Oh... what does "SCNR" mean?

On Nov 4, 8:42*am, John Cochrane >
wrote:
> On Nov 4, 9:50*am, jsbrake > wrote:
>

> > > I'm shopping for bug wipers for my ASW27B, and am curious to hear from

John,
Although I have not used these, neither any other ones for that
matter, there has been a number of Turejko wipers installed.
When you compete in Hungary next year look closely at the gliders
flown by the Polish team.

You can check at
http://www.dianasailplanes.com/accessories.html

Robert

On Nov 4, 11:39*am, Darryl Ramm > wrote:
> On Nov 4, 7:11*am, John Cochrane >
> wrote:
>
> > I'm shopping for bug wipers for my ASW27B, and am curious to hear from
> > others with experience, especially in this model. Bug wipers are not
> > very common in the US.
> > Thanks
> > John Cochrane
>
> Of course somebody might just ask this question and then sit back and
> laugh as all his competitors scramble to investigate bug wipers and
> try to get them fitted before the start of next season. I wonder how
> many have been ordered already.
>
> Darryl

I strongly support the US informal gentleman's agreement not to use
bug wipers. I'm investigating this in preparation for the worlds. I
was trying to stay quiet about that before our European colleagues
clammed up about their bugwiper secrets, but it looks like the cat's
out of the bag.

John

> I'm investigating this in preparation for the worlds.

For the worlds you can´t go with the usual bugwipers, you need custom made
ones (http://www.drgaida.de/Putzi.htm , it´s in german but you´ll get the
gist of it) to really impress competitors ;-)

Michael

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:46:44 -0800 (PST), jsbrake
> wrote:


>John did not specify an altitude, nor a speed :) We normally have it
>done at ground level with the glider stationary. I won't get into the
>ASL/AGL debate to figure out what altitude you suggested.

:)


>However, I envisage hiker's crampons on the shoes and pitons pushed
>into the wings so they could crawl out and wash the bugs off without
>falling. Granted, this might make a re-finish necessary, but it's up
>to the owner to decide what modifications to make, and whether the
>mods would be legal for the CofA.


Sounds good. :)


>Oh... what does "SCNR" mean?

"Sorry, Could Not Resist"... ;)