I had a NSP Micro, the wing flex too much at high speed DS'ing. Also there was no
room in the fuse for ballast.
My Nemesis can DS really well with more than a pound of ballast. The plane is very
stiff.
The Mini-Acacia doesn't seem tough enought for DS and the Mini-Pike is not out yet. I
was going to try the Mini-Ellipse, but now I
have to reconsider...
Raymond Wong
Hong Kong
"James V. Bacus" wrote:
> At 07:12 PM 10/17/2000, Chris Kaiser wrote:
> >From: James V. Bacus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >
> > > I just DSed my mini ellipse and Bruces Sledikin, no crashes and I have
> >
> >One thing to watch when DS'ing the Mini Ellipse is the front
> >wing attachment - after just one DS session at our local site
> >a mates almost new Mini Ellipse has stress cracks in the fuse
> >around the hole where the front wing pin seats. Can't really
> >fault the plane as these airframes were never designed to
> >take the sustained high-G's that DS'ing can impart in good
> >conditions!
>
> I beefed up that area on mine before I went out and I still pulled that pin
> out on one landing. Easily fixed, but that is the one weak point on the
> mini ellipse. It does howl nice when you get it DS'ing.
>
> > > the biggest SEG you could imagine. Im so hooked, you guys that havent
> > > done this yet have got to try. There are no words I have at the moment
> > > to describe this, emotions are high!
> >
> >Welcome to the club - there ain't no goin' back now!
>
> That is so true, with no local DS spot I don't know what I am going to do...
>
> > > Taking lots of pictures. Live from Parker.
> >
> >How about real-time streaming video... :-)
>
> Maybe next time! 8-)
>
> Jim
> Downers Grove, IL
> Member of Chicago SOAR club
> ICQ 6997780 R/C Soaring Page at http://www.mcs.net/~bacuslab/soaring.html
>
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