If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Speed Astir
I owned a flew a Speed Astir for many years. It was
my first glass ship after gaining about 40 hours in rental glass ships. The Speed is a natural transition from the Grob 103 to the Grob 102 and then the Speed Astir (Grob G104). I got more compliments on how good it looked than anyone. I had no bad habits and you can fly it with flaps set at 0 degrees until you are comfortable in the cockpit. I agree with the other comment that AFTER YOU ARE COMFORTABLE with the controls, the takeoff is a bit more solid by starting with negative flaps and dialing in 0 degrees once you have airleron control. The Speed is an easy ship to fly with flaps because it is set up so that once you trim the ship to 60 knots at 0 degrees flaps, you can make all speed changes from 40 knots to 100 knots by just changing the flap setting. Full plus flaps gives you thermalling at 40 knots and full negative gives you 100 knots. That is, if you have the CG set at 75-80 aft in the fully loaded configuration. The only negative I had with the ship was the heavy airleron forces on the stick due to the hingeless control surface design. Guy |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Landing and T/O distances (Was Cold War ALternate Basing) | Guy Alcala | Military Aviation | 3 | August 13th 04 12:18 PM |
Va and turbulent air penetration speed. | Doug | Instrument Flight Rules | 70 | January 11th 04 08:35 PM |
What glider if not a Speed Astir? | Flyhighdave | Soaring | 28 | December 22nd 03 04:42 PM |
Speed Astir II B | Flyhighdave | Soaring | 8 | December 13th 03 01:08 PM |
New Film: The Need For Speed - Going to war on drugs | Phil Carpenter | Military Aviation | 0 | July 23rd 03 07:43 AM |