Hi, I'm considering purchasing a Standard Cirrus as my first glider. I've been primarily flying our club Pilatus (here in Minnesota-- The Red Wing Soaring...
Christopher G. Prince
crspybits@...
Jun 4, 2005 11:34 pm
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G'Day, See my comments to your questions below. Nick. 1. Can I do spin training in the ship? (I had a very memorable unanticipated spin in a Jantar early in my...
A very interesting submittal. I think the difference between a fully aerobatic Pilatus and a Std. Cirrus and the way they are used is significant. Obviously ...
Hi, I'm new to the group and this question may have been asked and answered before, so, apologies if it has. Where can I get a JSW Calculator No K38, for a...
Chris, ... It will spin fine, and recovers easily as long as the CG is within limits. ... Yes, it has a large cockpit. I am 6' 2" and 190 lbs. Plenty of room...
Chris, My wings weigh 123 pounds each. Be sure to warn the person(s) holding you wings not to let the tips get low. If they do, the spar end(s) in the...
All, My appologies if this has come up before, but my brief search did not uncover anything. I need copies of TN 278-25 (AD80-243) and TN278-26 (AD80-244/2) to...
Adrian, I have printed copies. Give me a FAX number and I'll send them to you. Jim ... From: adrianhatton To: StandardCirrus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Thank you all for the help. Pete Smith has pointed me to the LBA website for pdf files of the relevant documents. All sorted now. Cheers Adrian ... From:...
... Adrian, I went to the LBA website and found a list of ADs for the Standard Cirrus, but there was no possibility to download anything. Could you please list...
John You may wish to try this http://www.lba.de/dokumente/ad/html/ads-schempp-hirth/278-standard-cirrus-g. htm if the above URL is fragmented this is the same...
... Thanks for the URL Adrian Unfortunately I still don't get any downloadable links on that page. Must be something in my browser, I guess. Cheers, John G....
We have a current image of this glider in the gallery on the web site. Jim ... From: cirrusn22ff To: StandardCirrus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005...
Does anyone have shape and size patterns for the internal side wall upholstery panels, also a long seat pan cushion? I'd like to make some new ones but don't...
... these gliders tend to crack up ! Thanks for the info. Good lift, Ryan ... I currently own a Std Cirrus G81 and previously had a share in a 75. The handling...
One of the reasons I joined this group was to try and get some information about how to improve the performance of my glider, which is a Std. Cirrus G81 -...
Derek, Sorry for this blatant commercial posting but you did ask...... I can supply and fit winglets for your Cirrus provided that it was first registered in...
Shaun, When I began working with Dr. Sinha to test his deturbulator, I stripped the turbulator from the bottom of my wings. However, before I pulled it off, I...
Since the image of my drag measurements with and without turbulators was truncated from my message, I've posted it to the Yahoo group in the Moderator folder. ...
I just want to second Jim's opinion here and point out that this is especially true when you are trying several optimizations at once (turbulator + winglet)....
... and then together to determine the net wins/losses for each approach. ... applies to areas outside of flying as well (sadly true for software engineers as...
Derek, In addition to the report from Jim Hendrix on turbulator placement, I also installed turbulators on serial number 177 slightly behind the location that...
Hi Cirrus drivers I recently lost my rubber tailskid when landing on a rather rough field (actually it was the glider landing area of an international...
OK, while thinking about modifications & conversions another issue has come to my mind: has anybody ever tried to remove the upper instrument cover from the...
Hi Jan, you should be aware of your CG-position! I tailskid is always lighter than a wheel - check before open the fuselage ... Best regards, Stefan...
Hi Jan, again me. I do this modification. It is no real problem - it is a bit less torsional stiff - but it is enough. Ok, for club-usage it can be problem,...
Hello, I'm not a Cirrus driver, but I fly with on another club-class glider, a LS1d. This spring, before applying the acrylic paint on the tail, I replace the...
This a fairly standard, easy and worthwhile modification, and has been done to my Standard Cirrus and to many other Schempp-Hirth sailplanes. The advantages...
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