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Old 7th November 2007 | 03:42
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john_tullamarine
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....and rather let you draw your own conclusions as to the wisdom of experimentation ...

and then, after the rending of metal (and carbon fibre) bits and pieces ... be prepared to defend the decision to undertake that experimentation in court or the BOI or the Royal Commission or whatever form of enquiry your jurisdiction adopts ...

Having been exposed to some crosswind testing I suggest that one needs to be aware that it is not just a matter of suck it and see .. one can get into a few sticky situations as the wind increases. I recall one light single which came out with a modest demonstrated value (15kts or so) .. being commercially driven, the local distributor wanted a more useful value. A TP mate and I, all approved and so forth, went forth and frightened ourselves with a resulting limit of, as I recall, 18kts .. it all started to go a bit pear shaped much above that figure ...

And it would be crass to relate tales of SuperCubs, strong crosswinds, glider towing .. and then trying to get back on the ground without destroying too many gable markers .. they do explode with a most satisfying and resounding "bang" .. thankfully I am now a lot older, far less interested in excitement .. and more than happy to contain myself within 30 kts for fun ...
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