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November 19th 18, 09:55 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jim White[_3_]
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My September 2017 visit to GP Gliders
At 08:06 19 November 2018,
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Hi Raul,
Jerzy told me the reason for Sebastian Kawa not to compete with the GP15
pr=
ototype were problems with its wing surface (reducing the performance).
Nex=
t wings will be better.
I was visiting the company last weekend and a friend did a testflight. He
w=
as very impressed - strong engine, nice to handle, very quietly while
glidi=
ng. But he felt not so good while circling with high banking. There were
a
=
few other minor problems (radio antenna, error in the engine computer,
diff=
icult assembly of wings) - i am sure these points will be cleared soon.
My guess is the biggest problem for gp is finding and training a big
number=
of good workers.
L.
If the glider is set up for Seb then expect the handling in tight thermals
to be tricky!
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