At 14:55 04 May 2013, wrote:
On Friday, May 3, 2013 11:03:29 AM UTC-5, kirk.stant wrote:
On Friday, May 3, 2013 8:21:53 AM UTC-7, Waveguru wrote:
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recovers nicely once it departs.

Agreed but the 32s I've flown required positive forceful control inputs
to
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initiate recovery. Virtually every other glider I've flown will begin to
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ecover merely by relaxing back pressure and applying a touch of opposite
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dder. The 32 is one of my favorite machines to fly but it's spin
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stics and recovery are somewhat unique. Whatever the causal factors in
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s accident it's terrible to lose yet another of our comrades.

A fairly large number of German single-place glass gliders have similar
characteristics, albeit with somewhat lower control forces but the same
deflections required, particulary with the C of G in the aft part of the
range.