7 years ago
hello everybody.... I have no time and altitude for training acro.... I m stopped to sat and begin heli and I m thinking to going back from my F gravity to a B glider instead to other freestyle. What do you think about? Which B glider can be good just for sat..stall...heli? Many thanks
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Hi Fabian......thanks a lot for your answer.....also a franch acro pilot suggest me the Hook......but I also like the golden......and the rush for last....How much you ask for your? many Thanks
Hello.....many thanks for your nice and full answer.....and your feedback on acro training....probably I will look for a golden 3. Please..can you just make an example about "low aspect ratio EN-C wings:"....what do you mean exactly?
Thanks a lot!!
Hi,
I started on a Hook3 (mid EN-B) and learned the basics of acro on it (spirals, stalls, wingovers, SAT, helico, sat to helico, ...). It is a very mild glider so ideal to do these kind of tricks. Higher EN-B wings might have more energy, but they also collapse easier and get cravattes all the time
If you want, my hook3 (80-100kg) is for sale ;-)
"I ASSUME you have a safe training environment and just have budget for one wing:"
I just wanted to suggest a EN-C glider but: If you want to train acro (sat, stall, heli), you need time and altitude. There is no wing to compensate for a safe training environment.
I suggest you have a safe training environment and just have budget for one wing:
I flew a Gradient Nevada (26) for a few years and just bought a Freestyle 3 (22), flew both with same tow and could not feel any difference in performance. The Freestyle is easier to put where you want it which is an advantage in thermals.
Or the Ozone Rush 4 could be an option (Mike M. has a video on youtube doing some basic tricks on the Rush 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFKjyEL6vVs and Pal T. chose it as serial wing option for his long awaited 'Master Acro' video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiWxkMylgxs ).
If you have budget for a second wing, a Gradient Golden 3 in a small size could do the trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDapjbg9Os8
I use a Gradient Avax XC2 (24) for dune soaring and did deep stalls over lake garda with it: It was easier to control and felt safer than my EN-B Nevada. That's why I would also suggest to look into low aspect ratio EN-C wings: The shorter brakes are an advantage and the handling and performance could be what you need, even in form of a good priced second hand wing.
Just my opinion on gliders for acro training, I'm not an advanced acro pilot.
Cheers!