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Old March 23rd 12, 01:28 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
JJ Sinclair[_2_]
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Default Minimoa first flight

I wish JJ would finish the Zanonia he's been building.

Thanks, Bob K.


Ah, the good old days............truth be told, some of those oldies
didn't handle all that well! Fred Robibson told me "I would be
disappointed in the performance of the Minimoa". My Super Albatross
was a shear delight in a 3 knot thermal........down right terrifying
in a 10 knot thermal in the Sierras! When the lift hit the large stab,
the tail would pitch up, then the ship would roll 90 degrees away from
the thermal. Only way to make it enter strong lift was to give full
stick and rudder into the lift while pulling back hard to get the nose
back up. After 50 hours of this, I decided this wasn't all that much
fun and I donated it to the Southwest Soaring Museum.
Cheers,
JJ