On Sunday, July 1, 2012 4:28:03 PM UTC-7, Duster wrote:
Any thoughts on flight characteristics of the Open Cirrus? There used
to be a website covering this glider, but it doesn't appear to be
active since last year.

Thanks,
Mike

This glider is a real pussy cat, stall characteristics are very benign, including spin entry.
I find the roll rate a little on the slow side, with heavy stick input.
Where I do most of my flying (Western Washington) this bird really shines in the mountains and ridges with it’s low sink rate, and fairly good L/D, which helps getting back home(or, at least out of the jaws of the Cascades).. After taking ownership, I had the drogue chute removed, and a new wt. and balance. Overall, this is a fun ship to fly with no
bad flight characteristics, for a first generation glass ship.

Dan