Aerotow 14th August

Weather forecast is looking good for the Sunday Aerotow

Who's going what you bringing

Cool that, I towed at TVSA with Steve quite a few years ago, my 1/4 scale Wilga went under the wing of Steve's 1/3 scale Wilga, I have a pic somewhere, I'll try to find it.

The Wilga was really struggling there, I'm thinking of the DLE222 when I get round to my 1/3 scale one. Steve used to have a ZDZ 160 power plant, although he was moaning that it wasn't very good he may have put alternative power in by now.

Well for my tentative start in aerotowing, I have bagged this at a good price from a flying buddy.
Hope to collect next weekend at the LLeyn PSS flyin.
Grunau baby of course....
Each wing panel is approx 66 inches long with a chord of approx 12 inches. The Fuz is approx 58 inches long.
It is of a traditional build . i.e balsa, ply & covering is solartex.
I believe it was built from a plan ( Mike Trew was the model designer) I am told .
So, that seems to be around 11.5 - 12' wingspan allowing approx 6 -12" for fuselage width.
That makes it approx 3.5Mtr then

perrrrfect, does it have the release in it

Not yet, but I should be able to make something up easily enough

another pic....

thats pretty cool

Not sure if the Wilga has enough power for the light wind conditions forecast for Sunday

LOL

Flew Wilga tonight with the 110cc engine, really nice & quiet lots of pull some nice slow-soft landings & some slow-heavy landings not recommended.

I'll be there nice and early (anyone fancy breakfast at that Cafe on the HTM park up the road from the field?). I'll have a few things to fly, mostly rocket powered!

Andy

Oh, and did I mention Smoke? Lots of smoke methinks.... Fingers crossed for the good weather on Sunday though

Andy

what time breakfast

I'm easy, If today is anything to go by, I'll be woken up by the little one at about half five in the morning anyway..... 8.43am?

Just had a look at the latest forecast on XCweather, It is looking like we might get away with a half decent day weather wise!

can't get there until 8:44

Hmmm. The question I must ask myself, is can I wait that long for my Breakfast?...

Andy

For those interested breakfast in the Whistle Stop Cafe, HTM business park Sunday approx. 0844.

Help also required pilots helpers etc

I'll be along hopefully by 1 ish and offer what assistance I can

Have a good day guys sorry I cant be there, but Ive got to go to Sleap to collect some goodies

M

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HAHAHAH the walk of shame!

Nice glider though, were did you buy it from Gaz was it Gliders UK?

Ta

M

Talked to the guy on the combine in the cornfield this week Gary said he'd found your wig in one of the bales

Blimey, those pictures go to show how small the dwarf wheat is.....

Andy

Hobbystore (think its Ripmax ?) search flyfly DG808 ,Bri was it my blonde 1 ,Andy it made my crashlanding softer