I once had a buddy of mine launch my 42 inch sloper from a Piper Pawnee tow plane at a gliderport. He was about 1000 feet up when he tossed it so as you could guess, it flew for a while before I spotted it. In fact, I didn't think that he launched it at all, but luckily I heard it whistling, which helped me spot it, gain control, do a few aerobatics, then land it at my feet.
Doug Turner > > Some years ago, I discovered two things about hot air balloonists: > >They > >launch in calm air and they maintain radio contact with their ground crews. > >This inspired me to arrive at a balloon launch one morning with my Gnome > >HLG. I asked a crew if they'd take it along, turn it on, and chuck it out > >at 800 feet or so. I showed them how and it worked as the balloon wasn't > >too far from the field when it was tossed out. Great fun flying it back to > >myself. Now, if I wasn't so acrophobic, I wonder how it'd be to fly the > >sailplane from the balloon? > > Jim Deck > > > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and > >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
