Multiple Glider Syndrome

stevek · Post by **stevek** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:37 pm

Bought a Sport 2 last Fall. Sweeet glider. Started flying it exclusively. Flew my Talon only once or twice since then on honkin days at WS. Anyhow, took the Talon down to Fla recently. Could not fly it. Or not right. And I definitely couldn't land it. I think that I got used to flying the sport which is so easy that I became very lazy.

Flew the Talon the last two days (3 hrs or so) and feel that I am more or less back in the groove. My normal subnormal. Now I am afraid to fly the Sport. Really.

Spark · Post by **Spark** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:37 am

I'm convinced I also have MGS. It was a contributor to my problems on
Sunday with the Moyes CSX.

'Spark
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>From: "stevek" <steven_kinsley@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: hg_forum@chgpa.org
>To: hg_forum@chgpa.org
>Subject: Multiple Glider Syndrome
>Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:37:25 -0500
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>Bought a Sport 2 last Fall. Sweeet glider. Started flying it
>exclusively. Flew my Talon only once or twice since then on honkin days at
>WS. Anyhow, took the Talon down to Fla recently. Could not fly it. Or
>not right. And I definitely couldn't land it. I think that I got used to
>flying the sport which is so easy that I became very lazy.
>
>Flew the Talon the last two days (3 hrs or so) and feel that I am more or
>less back in the groove. My normal subnormal. Now I am afraid to fly the
>Sport. Really.

Post by **hepcat1989** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:47 pm

Spark · Post by **Spark** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:12 pm

My problem is that I can't stop. Does anybody have a strange glider I can
fly, preferably one with a turn in it ... ?

'Spark (carrier of glider-transmitted-diseases)
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(c) 301.462.8320

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>From: "hepcat1989" <hepcat88@innernet.net>
>Reply-To: hg_forum@chgpa.org
>To: hg_forum@chgpa.org
>Subject: Multiple Glider Syndrome
>Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:47:02 -0500
>
>So this sort of thing happens? hmmmm. I have been in situations, just on
>the hill, but felt out of sorts flying other gliders that i'm not intimate
>with. thanks, Shawn

Paul Tjaden · Post by **Paul Tjaden** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:45 pm

In a message dated 3/16/2005 6:13:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, bagpipeflyer@hotmail.com writes:

My problem is that I can't stop.? Does anybody have a strange glider I can
fly,? preferably one with a turn in it ... ?

Just break out a couple of those antiques I've seen you with occasionally, Spark. I'm sure those will?help quench your addiction?and I'll bet they have turns in them?after sitting around in your garage for years.
?
Paul

Post by **mcelrah** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:59 pm

So when are you bringing a nice rigid for us to drool over? - Hugh

On 16 Mar 2005, at 18:45, Tjadenhors@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/16/2005 6:13:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> bagpipeflyer@hotmail.com writes:
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> My problem is that I can't stop.? Does anybody have a strange glider I
> can
> fly,? preferably one with a turn in it ... ?
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> Just break out a couple of those antiques I've seen you with
> occasionally, Spark. I'm sure those will?help quench your
> addiction?and I'll bet they have turns in them?after sitting around in
> your garage for years.
> ?
> Paul
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Paul Tjaden · Post by **Paul Tjaden** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:36 pm

In a message dated 3/16/2005 8:00:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mcelrah@verizon.net writes:

So when are you bringing a nice rigid for us to drool over? - Hugh

That's?a good question. Transporting it here has been a pain in the butt. Current plans have it arriving?at Quest?next Tuesday or Wednesday with a guy coming down for a flying vacation. Of course, I could have driven 2,600 miles and picked it up!!!
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VERY ANXIOUS.
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Paul
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BTW, At this time, I don't think we'll make it back to the Mid Atlantic until late May or Early June. ?

Spark · Post by **Spark** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:14 am

Paul Tjaden wrote: ...I'll bet they have turns in them?after sitting around in your garage for years.
?
Paul

Paul,

You sure have opened my eyes.

It never would have occurred to me that gliders would develop turns from sitting around in garages for years.

So how many gliders will you have in your garage once your 'stiffie' arrives?

Paul Tjaden · Post by **Paul Tjaden** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:31 am

Oh Yeah!?A little mold on one side, a little dry rot on the other.... You should see what Jim Prawl's Litespeed looks like after he put it away a little damp. Course I don't think it had a turn in it unless the drag from the mold and fungus was greater on one side than the other.
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As far as my garage storage goes...still plenty of room. Through a happy coincidence, John Fenner was thinking about upgrading from his XC and Pete Lehmann knew I was thinking about an ATOS. Pete called John who called me and Larry Huffman (who was here on a flying vacation) shipped?my LS?back to PA. Only problem is I've been without a glider for a couple of weeks. Lots of toys to fly at Quest, though. You should come down and try some of them!
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Paul