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Avnav8r
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 Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:28 am Post subject: How many of you Advanced+rated pilots fly a single surface |
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Hey,
Just curious, how many of you Advanced/Master rated pilots fly a single surface glider as your primary glider? Let us know, with a picture, if possible.
Thanks!
John Stokes
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TomGalvin
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:41 am Post subject: |
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I sold all my other gliders and bought a new Freedom 170 two months ago.
http://vimeo.com/16454011
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:50 am Post subject: |
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Nice colors (yellow, red and white). Now you just need some more yellow accessories. 
What did you record the video with? The Drift HD 170?
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:54 am Post subject: |
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I do not consider my SS my primary glider. Last it year it was. If I had not had the SS I probably would not had flown as much as I did. Which I feel I did not fly enough to say I am current. I still like flying my DS glider and I plan to fly a lot more this year.
Here is my Victoria Secret as named by Tall Chief Eves.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:09 am Post subject: |
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That's a great picture of you on launch, John. Recent?
Tom, that's a sweet looking freedom. Nice to see another
one joining the flock.
Carm, those colors seem to suit your personality. I'll bet it looks great in the air.
What's the Victoria's Secret connection, if I might ask?
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:21 am Post subject: |
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That's a great picture of you on launch, John. Recent?
Tom, that's a sweet looking freedom. Nice to see another
one joining the flock.
Carm, those colors seem to suit your personality. I'll bet it looks great in the air.
What's the Victoria's Secret connection, if I might ask? |
it has a see through sail , she demonstrated how nice she looks wrapped in it 
she of coarse was fully dressed
She is an awesome pilot, i look up to her !
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:34 am Post subject: |
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Carm, those colors seem to suit your personality. I'll bet it looks great in the air.
What's the Victoria's Secret connection, if I might ask? |
Think: Victoria Secret lingerie but with a ‘see thru sail’. Since Tall Chief Eves named it I am stuck with it.  It did belong to my other half.
Personally I hate purple!  Now it seems I have two glider with purple in it. I did not choose the colors on either glider. I guess it serves me right. The good news if I keep losing weight then I can fly the LS 4 instead of the 5. That glider does not have purple in it. Oh and it will match my new jacket.
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it has a see through sail , she demonstrated how nice she looks wrapped in it she of coarse was fully dressed
She is an awesome pilot, i look up to her ! |
You just made me turn RED AGAIN!!
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:55 am Post subject: |
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| My F3 195 is currently my primary wing because I am flying so infrequently.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| I still fly a Falcon I 195 when I fly HG
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| The Drift HD 170? |
That's the one.
Thanks to Jim Rooney for turning me onto it.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:27 am Post subject: |
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Recently I flew a F3 195 after six flights I sold it and connected with a Sport2 175.
In my opinion the Big Sport2 is a glorified Falcon with slightly more performance.
Got myself into situations with the F3 that I didn't care for. The Big Sport2 does not compare with it's smaller brethren. Unfortunately I'm heavy for the small one.
I definitely feel the Sport2 is an advantage without the nervous system being tested.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:43 am Post subject: |
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I'm not quite Advanced rated yet (close), but for about the past year my primary wing has been the Falcon pictured in my avatar, since I broke my Ultrasport a year and a half ago. My secondary wing (for the beach) is a Vision Mark IV, but I'll probably be getting another DS wing sometime this year.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:46 am Post subject: |
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good time for a poll
I have a single surface....rarely fly it....its too fooking big and heavy for me to fly by myself.....and its slow....really slow (saw 12 kts indicated at torrey one day)
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| Jason wrote: |
good time for a poll
I have a single surface....rarely fly it....its too fooking big and heavy for me to fly by myself.....and its slow....really slow (saw 12 kts indicated at torrey one day) |
your flying style is diving and go fast, can't imagine you on a slow glider
unless of coarse you are flying tandem
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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Flew the last 3 yrs NW Freedom. Love it, Selling it. Got a VR.
Joe Evens
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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well I'm flying one on my avatar, but it's does not belong to me. So I guess when one is set up and the owner is saying "go ahead take it for a hop" I fly a single surface.
I did own a 220 dream, which was alot of fun to fly in light conditions, but was a beast to ground handle.
(I bought it to do tandems, but decided not to persue my tandem instructor rating....)
That being said IMO I think novice double surface gliders seem to work alittle better, and are just as much fun, and land almost as easily, Not to mention get a way better glide.....
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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I still fly my Dream 220 on light wind days. It's so fun to land and fly in smooth ridge lift. 
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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Northwing Freedom
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Northwing Freedom Full-Race 190,
And what's really cool is that we race single-surface here in Texas!
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Bobfly wrote: |
That's a great picture of you on launch, John. Recent?
Tom, that's a sweet looking freedom. Nice to see another
one joining the flock.
Carm, those colors seem to suit your personality. I'll bet it looks great in the air.
What's the Victoria's Secret connection, if I might ask? |
Hey Bab,
The picture was taken in November. I've been too much of a choad  to fly over the last month or so due to the cold. Tom and the Ellenville pack would think what we consider cold to be balmy! Maybe I'll drag the Freedom out in a few weeks.
John
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