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Old 13th Jul 2018, 09:09
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Originally Posted by Gadget freak

However, someone above suggested trying a loop in a glider into a strong headwind starting with zero knots groundspeed. Try that and let us know how you get on?


As long as you enter the loop with whatever indicated airspeed your glider requires for a loop, you’ll be just fine. You’re surely not suggesting otherwise?
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