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Old 13th October 2003 | 23:20
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Dan Winterland
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From: Blighty
Aero Flyer,

It's a while since I flew a Rallye, I'd forgotten the details of the load capabilities, but I do remeber flying 4 up. Also, I remeber more than 95 knots. Maybe it was a 180.

If you can find one with 4 point harnesses, have a go at aeros - you will be pleasantly surpised. One thing though, the LE slats will pop out just when you don't need them to. We used to tape them shut! Just add 5 knots to all the speeds.

I seem to remeber it could go to 4.4g in the utility category. You need a g meter, but it's only capable of gentle aeros anyway.

A great aircraft all the same - very under rated. You can't appreciate it's performance until you have seen it operate in very tight spaces. I once got towed out of a very small field on an Alpine slope, in a glider by a 235 version. The Rallye was airborne before I was (in a Std Cirrus). Not many tugs could do that.
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