PowerFLARM Tips Document Update

lol, Nick too true!

OK, so here's the answer. Use Brine for water ballast. It can have 30% more mass by volume, so you get way over your max gross weight with the same number of gallons. (A technique used at some of the early Hobbs contests before weighing gliders prior to takeoff became standard practice.)

Then, dump some of the briny water on those pesky leeches, and watch them fall away, as in that classic scene from "The African Queen." Just hose 'em off and win the day!

I did that once (unknowingly, I was new to the sport) to Fred Schmid
back in the 80s.Â* It did, indeed, wash him out of the sky...

On 4/30/2019 7:28 PM, wrote:
OK, so here's the answer. Use Brine for water ballast. It can have 30% more mass by volume, so you get way over your max gross weight with the same number of gallons. (A technique used at some of the early Hobbs contests before weighing gliders prior to takeoff became standard practice.)

Then, dump some of the briny water on those pesky leeches, and watch them fall away, as in that classic scene from "The African Queen." Just hose 'em off and win the day!


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Dan, 5J

Sheesh...going really old school......I sorta remember a couple SGS-135 with "really thick skins....".... they sold out many local spots for lead shot (like......sorta bird shot.....made of lead.....)..,,
Forget salt water......deal with a lead shot dump......yes, way before ramp weight checks....
LOL......