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Kestrel 17 Polar
I am curious as to why the Kestrel polar is not included in any of the
flight recorders/flight computers. I have one loaded into my SN-10 from the polar data in the manual so it's not a burning issue, but I'm feeling a bit left out! |
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Kestrel 17 Polar
On Nov 21, 8:15*am, Jim Archer wrote:
I am curious as to why the Kestrel polar is not included in any of the flight recorders/flight computers. *I have one loaded into my SN-10 from the polar data in the manual so it's not a burning issue, but I'm feeling a bit left out! BTW, I don't know how good it is, but my Cambridge will generate a polar file if you enter some of the parameters. I'll e-mail you when I'm home and can check the cambridge for what it wants to know. More later, Jim "Ewe is my Copilot" |
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Kestrel 17 Polar
Jim Archer schrieb:
I am curious as to why the Kestrel polar is not included in any of the flight recorders/flight computers. I have one loaded into my SN-10 from the polar data in the manual so it's not a burning issue, but I'm feeling a bit left out! Well, having the same problem, I thought about this, too - and I think I have the answer :-). The youngest of these ships are around 33 years old, only 129 of them were built (and a few don't exist anymore). So, let's face it - we fly a rare (yet tremendously beautiful) ship.... cheers Torsten (D-2402, build #105) |
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Kestrel 17 Polar
The youngest of these ships are around 33 years old, only 129 of them were built (and a few don't exist anymore). So, let's face it - we fly a rare (yet tremendously beautiful) ship.... Hmmm, I would hardly call any plastic ships built in numbers over one hundred "rare", although I completely agree the Kestrel IS tremendously beautiful (at least the 17m Glasflugal version with the removable rear canopy; I never acquired a taste for Slingsby's 19m wing or the hinged canopy, although I'm sure the latter is at least convenient...). I can't see a reason why flt computer/recorder manufactures/designers left out the Kestrel, other than perhaps it is neither at home in Std/ 15m, 18m, Club or World Class. Although it can be flown in the Open Class, it is really outclassed there so really only finds itself able to effectively compete in US Sports Class in addition to pleasure and record flying, but numberwise, certainly enough were manufactured to justify stock polars on the computers and recorders were there not other reasons. YO Dave, why no Kestrel polar on SN10? -Paul |
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