Re: [Aus-soaring] Kooka Trim

Wed, 06 Apr 2005 02:27:15 -0700

For those of us who were young many years ago the story of a young female glider pilot flying in a Kookaburra (Short) wing for the first time and the instructor moved the trim lever only to receive a slap in the face from the maiden who thought he was getting fresh.

No names no pack drill.

At 04:26 PM 6/04/2005 +1000, you wrote:
Your right Chris. (of course)
Caleb belongs to that young whipersnapper generation of glider pilots we OFITTH's just despise.
Young, virile(you should see his girlfriend) and a much smarter and serious view of the world.
I'm trying my darndest to convert him into one of us with partnerships in the EP-2 and letting him fly my other gliders but I think only time will ensure he converts to OFITTH status.
Mind you he can fly tho.
Cheers
Ian P.
Kookaburra Precision Soaring Team.
----- Original Message ----- From: " Christopher Mc Donnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Kooka Trim


The Longwing I used to fly passengers in had the trim between the seats and
you had to physically move the passengers right thigh to get to it.
Mmmmmmm nice in some cases. (insert Homer Simpson voice) :-)
Ian, this member of the Kookaburra Precision Flying Team is too serious.

Regards

Chris

----- Original Message ----- From: "Caleb White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [Aus-soaring] Kooka Trim


Hi Chris,

The trim is on the left just below the cockpit frame, a rod and ball type 
arrangement, the rod continues aft for the person with the bad back (or soon
to have one) in the rear seat. (That's a Mk. 4 Kooka, the hot one)


That's the trouble with today's sailplanes: Too much commonality!

Cheers,

Caleb

KPST

-----Original Message-----
From: " Christopher  Mc Donnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 13:06:53 +0930
Subject: Re: Re: [Aus-soaring] World Class Glider

Definitly a "classy" aircraft Caleb and at your age none better to fly a
chick in :-)
BTW where is the trim lever in yours?  :-)

Regards

Chris McDonnell

----- Original Message ----- From: "Caleb White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, 6 April 2005 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [Aus-soaring] World Class Glider


> But there is a World Class Two-Seater!
>
> It's called a shortwing Kookaburra...
>
> Caleb
>
> Kooka 45
>
> KPST
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Soaring in Australia." <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net>
> Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 12:14:50 +1000
> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] World Class Glider
>
> On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 11:23 +1000, Peter Creswick wrote:
> > In essence, I wonder if the whole idea of a world class single seater
> > is viable to begin with. Would it not be more sensible to have a
> > world class two seater ? I admit that at first thought it might be
> > considered a heretical idea, but let's give it a run as a
> > hypothetical. Comments ?
>
> Peter
>
> I think the concept of a world class glider was probably good, the
> execution, as is visible in the form of the PW 5, was terrible. There
> have been some useful suggestions as to how that bad decision might > have
> been avoided.
>
> If a reasonable performance single seat glider, backed by a worldwide
> comp system, was available at a good price, then I think the idea would
> work. The design should also include a one man rig trailer and (if
> possible) provision for self launching (as I too think that this will
> dominate the future of gliding).
>
> Reasonable performance is of course in the eye of the beholder. My
> thoughts are 40:1 or better max L/D, but with a modern aerofoil giving > a
> good performance at 80 kts.
>
> A world class two seater is an interesting idea. We certainly need a
> good, low cost two seater to replace our ageing ab initio fleet. If
> there were a worldwide 2 seater comp to back it - as this is what would
> drive its adoption worldwide and allow economies of scale to be reached
> - then the idea could work well for us.
>
> With today's aerofoils and materials, I think an acceptable XC
> performance could be achieved whilst still keeping handling and > strength
> in the sweet spot for ab initio training.
>
> Again, I would suggest the rules should specifically require a 2 man > rig
> trailer and stipulate provision for a self launching option.
>
> -- > Robert Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> +61 (0)438 385 533
> Brisbane, Australia http://www.hart.wattle.id.au
>
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