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Hello Everyone.

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easyglider:
i had a look at the picture treads u posted on the build u've undertaken wow what a glider it is too.....

Fair play to take some plans and cut all the pieces and take on an assembly like that. It seems like a mammoth task. well done.

I would be interested in assembling a glider my self but for my first attempt i might just stick to a kit build.... paitence is not something i have lots of  :?:

do you have any idea when you will have it covered and ready for her first flight...???

Alan_Perse:
I hope to have the K8 ready within the next two to three weeks. That is of course if everything goes according to plan. Since this is the first time i have built something this big things don't always go according to plan.

DaveMc:
Hi Paddy.

DaveMc Here. I fly 4m models regularly here in the west on our local slope tounntine. Have been flying for over 10 years now. If you want a piece of advice regarding the type of glider you could choose to fly here is some 2p worth of it.

If the landing area is rough choose a T-tail design. That way the stab and elevator is less likely to get badly snagged up in the heather. I tore the elevator off a 4m fox like this.

Wingspan is all... There is no substitute. The more wing you have the better.

Brakes are a must. Either conventional airbrakes or better still crow braking. This is where the flaps go down and the ailerons go up and the elevator goes down to compensate for the ballooning effect of the flaps. You need a computer tranny to do this and at least 8 channels. Not all gliders can do it.

Choose a model with flaps if you can. It helps a lot in lighter lift and can also give you the added benefit of crow brakes.

And yes the bigger models fly better.

check out www.modellhobby.de for some nice gliders

Cheers
D.

easyglider:
thanks for the advice dave.....
im currently using a digital graupner jr
she has proved to be a good buy but a bit of a dog to programme....

as for the glider i too think more wing = best

but every one is telling me keep the wingspan short due to difficulties landing but would i be right in saying if u have airbrakes landing difficulties are zero.......???? :?:

the guy i have been flying with gave me a demo today on how effective the flaps down and airleron up system works in a 12ms wind he was able to drop his glider at his feet into the lift.....

but all that said im still a newbie to gliding my maci a cert in powered flight is merely toilet paper when it comes to gliding the principles of flight are totally different ie: no engine to get you out of trouble.... :cry:

what do you think of the multiplex cularis as a second glider as my first was the easy glider 1.8....??? it has the full flap assembly with the added benefit of elapor construction( handy for my dodgy landings)

your 10 years soaring experience is something you cannot buy mate so i will take any advice you have seriously......

thanks again dave
paddy d

joe:
Hiya Paddy.
Welcome to the forum. As Dave says more wing flies better but, having said that smaller flying wings and aerobats are a lot of fun too!

There is truth to bigger gliders are more difficult to land but it is more a question of more weight and inertia. When that stops suddenly it can cause damage. It's probably when you get it wrong that you see the difference. Not such a problem with sport machines as they are usually fairly light for the wing size. Scale sailplane can be a lot heavier for the same span.

I haven't flown a Cularis but it seems like a bigger version of the Easyglider with flaps. If you are happy with Elapor/EPO and it is standing up to the landings then maybe the Cularis is the way to go.

It kinda depends on what you are looking for Paddy? Sport, Scale,Speed Aerobatic?

There are still a few balsa models out there, a good few foam (Elapor/EPO) and hundreds of fibreglass fuse/balsa/foam wing models.
I would ask want kind of performance looking for and then weigh that up agents toughness.

Sorry Paddy this probably hasn't helped!

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