About gliders, harnesses, reserves and all the rest...
In my exposure, it seems like the most popular wings for good acro pilots are the Peace 2 and the Blackout+. But Theo, generally accepted as the hottest pilot of the past few years, is on the agility.
I'm curious, why aren't more pilots on that wing?
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Hi all,
I am wondering whether an Epsilon 7 in 26 sqm, 5 kg into the extended weight range, would be a reasonable choice to start learning acro AND for thermal flights and small XC flights in various conditions. I have found one second-hand wing in good condition and within my budget that I should be able to test for a few flights before buying.
Recommended weight range for this size : 75-95 kg,
Extended weight range (also EN-B) : 95-110 kg
I would fly it at around 98-100 kg, and up to 105 once I get an acro harness with 2 reserves.
is anyone aware of a system (maybe just with a phone app) that one could use to provide an audio warning when a pilot is a certain height agl?
For example if you set the instrument to "zero" before towing up to somewhere around 900 meters, then when you sink below say 300 meters some sort of audio ding or beep or buzzer could constantly play, until the pilot manually turns off the alarm.
I guess I'm bored. Looks like a long winter ahead of me.
seems like I had seen video of a system presented at 2019 coup de icare that used compressed air to eject a reserve with great force/speed.
I wonder if there could be a way for SIV instructors to rig one of their students reserves (hopefully they have their main, plus a front mount during instruction) with this system on a radio remote trigger, thereby giving the instructor or someone on the ground the option to attempt to throw the student's reserve as well.
