Morgans wrote:


"Richard Lamb" wrote

I got to "fly" that contraption - once.
That was enough.

It was sorta fun, but with the truck driver manning the "throttle", the
limited lateral range, and limited roll range, it was - well -
interesting...

I heard it was later destroyed by some guy who claimed 10,000 hours of
glider
time...


That sounds like something Capt.. Zoom, the test pilot would have done,
don't you think?

What would you bet that he looped and rolled it, too? g

Zoom, maybe.
I dunno about mere mortals.

That thing would be real easy to set down a little sideways...
Right in front of a speeding Dodge Ram!

Actually, the driver tries to stay right behind the airplane.
If you start drifting to one side of the other he'd stay with you -
up to a point. Then he decides to "chop power", and down you come!

That was the only time I've ever felt an airplane decelerate like that -
while still airborne.

Like I said, Once.


Richard