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Old November 8th 18, 02:52 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 7:39:59 PM UTC-5, son_of_flubber wrote:
Dreaming about next summer...

Other than drag, is there any reason to not remove my canopy and go soaring? Experimental airworthiness.


Son - you didn't say what type of glider you intend to fly 'old-school'. There are tons of gliders being flown in Europe w/o their normal canopies but they are typically the older ones, like K6, K8, K13, etc. and they typically have a small wind screen, like this K6CR:

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%...218324&o=OneUp

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Old November 8th 18, 02:56 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 9:52:33 PM UTC-5, AS wrote:
On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 7:39:59 PM UTC-5, son_of_flubber wrote:
Dreaming about next summer...

Other than drag, is there any reason to not remove my canopy and go soaring? Experimental airworthiness.


Son - you didn't say what type of glider you intend to fly 'old-school'. There are tons of gliders being flown in Europe w/o their normal canopies but they are typically the older ones, like K6, K8, K13, etc. and they typically have a small wind screen, like this K6CR:

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%...218324&o=OneUp

Uli
'AS'


..... or like this:
https://www.segelflug.de/osclass/ind...=item&id=28403

Uli
'AS'
 




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