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At 13:58 01 October 2019, Burt Compton - Marfa Gliders, west Texas
wrote: A wet chute can freeze in place. If leaving a glider with a chute out overnight, dew can form on the glider and will run to the ground and into the chute and statics. My recommendation is to remove the chute and tent, not cover, the statics with tape. Also check with the seller whether this Cirrus is German or VTC built. There are big differences. Frank Whiteley Good advice! After deploying and on rollout I would jettison the drag chute to minimize ground damage and then hang it in my home or hangar until re-packing it into the container for my next flight. Hanging lets it unwrinkle and it stays dry. In my experience the Open Cirrus has reasonable airbrakes (i.e. superior to the Open Libelle, Phoebus C, and SHK) that the drag chute isn't really that necessary - only if you had really made a pigs ear of your field landing selection would you need it. |
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On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 11:27:49 AM UTC-6, Geoff Minors wrote:
Just seeing if there is any interest in my Open Cirrus? Located in Alberta. Price US$13,000 Glider is in good shape. Trailer is a bit ugly needs some work but towable. I can send pics on request. I just don't get the opportunity to fly it as I seem to be always in the back seat instructing. I will do a walk around video this weekend and post it on youtube. The drag chute has been removed. Made in Germany Listed on Wings and Wheels now |
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