Real stall speed of Discus CS

Hi,

My Discus Bwl weighs about 235kg empty (515lbs)
With my weight of 75kg plus a 'chute (Approx 5kg)
I have a cockpit weight of 80kg (176lbs)

At this load (Dry) I have a stall speed of 36kts and
can thermal reasonably easily in the low 40s

With 100kg water (220 lbs) stall speed goes up to around
40kts and I need to thermal in the high 40s

So unless you're 100kgs heavier than me - And I'm assuming
that if you can actually get in the glider this is
not the case - I'd get your ASI checked.

The Discus (dry) will happily approach & round out
at 50-55kts, but, as someone said earlier it's pretty
nose high at these speeds, so if you're not used to
it, and are maintaining what looks like a 'normal'
approach attitude to you, then your speed will build
up.

Regards

Kevin

At 13:00 19 April 2004, Alan Irving wrote:
At 10:48 19 April 2004, Hans Hallder wrote:
Hi,

i just made my first flights with my new glider: Discus
CS.
I've never flown a Discus before.
One thing i recognized was the hight stall speed.
I wonder if this could be normal, so i'm interested
in your
experiences with this ship.

I flew the glider without water.

With 45 knots i got some warning and with 40 knots
i stalled.
(In the manual they talk about 35 knots).

In thermals i have to fly at min.48 better 51 knots.

Even on landing i had to be real fast for my feelings.

Any suggestions ?

Thanks
Hans