X-C in Liaster-Kaufman

[olddogcirrus]

Did anyone happen to notice the OLC flights logged by Mark Rebholz in
the WWII vintage Liaster-Kauffman glider out of Arizona on the 21st
and 22nd? Great flights for such an old machine! Congratulations!
Steve PS

[Tony[_5_]]

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:25:55 AM UTC-5, olddogcirrus wrote:
> Did anyone happen to notice the OLC flights logged by Mark Rebholz in
> the WWII vintage Liaster-Kauffman glider out of Arizona on the 21st
> and 22nd? Great flights for such an old machine! Congratulations!
> Steve PS

No I didn't, and that is Awesome!

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=2296660

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=2296655

[Blake Seese]

On Apr 24, 9:15*am, gotovkotzepkoi <gotovkotzepkoi.
> wrote:
> Let's keep this in perspective: people are flying hundreds of miles
> these days in hang gliders with 15/1 glide ratios.....That's what always
> cracks me up when people get all choked up over a 25/1 sailplane flying
> a long way.
>
> --
> gotovkotzepkoi

Hey man, I have seen and flown with Mark's glider up close. It is made
of sticks and tissue, a far cry from the high tech strong materials
found in modern hang gliders. Yes you can fly a modern hang glider far
on a good day, but it takes a set of stones and some good piloting
skills to take a 65 or 70 year old aircraft made of glue wood and
fiber out on a strong day. Way to go Mark! Phooey on the Ego punks
that don't recognize what he is doing....

[Tony[_5_]]

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:22:27 PM UTC-5, Blake Seese wrote:
> On Apr 24, 9:15*am, gotovkotzepkoi <gotovkotzepkoi.
> > wrote:
> > Let's keep this in perspective: people are flying hundreds of miles
> > these days in hang gliders with 15/1 glide ratios.....That's what always
> > cracks me up when people get all choked up over a 25/1 sailplane flying
> > a long way.
> >
> > --
> > gotovkotzepkoi
>
> Hey man, I have seen and flown with Mark's glider up close. It is made
> of sticks and tissue, a far cry from the high tech strong materials
> found in modern hang gliders. Yes you can fly a modern hang glider far
> on a good day, but it takes a set of stones and some good piloting
> skills to take a 65 or 70 year old aircraft made of glue wood and
> fiber out on a strong day. Way to go Mark! Phooey on the Ego punks
> that don't recognize what he is doing....

i find XC flights in hang gliders (and especially paragliders) quite amazing too.

[stephanevdv]

The amazing thing is: these are closed circuit flights! This kind of
closed circuit distance in a hang glider or paraglider is very rare
indeed...