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Originally Posted by India Four Two
Can you tell me where to find the exemption?
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Exemptions from the low flying prohibitions - 6(g)
A glider shall be exempt from the 500 feet rule if it is hill-soaring.
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Glass gliders these days anything from about 9 grand up to very silly money for brand new state of the art + instruments aircraft. But for 25 grand-ish you can have something secondhand but very acceptable.
Insurance on that value will depend on pilots experience but say £800
Annual maintenance/Airworthiness review say £250
Glider trailer parking varies with club from £0 to £300 ish/year
However most gliders are shared in syndicates of 2 or 3 people so divide all the above by 3.
Gliding club annual membership very variable £200 to !!!!
Winch launch about £8 or 2000' aerotow about £35.
After that, cost per hour depends on how many hours you fly per year and per launch! (plus the cost of the gliding induced divorce - that really hurts!):
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Sorry MJ - add the cost of the hat. About £7. Its life depends on how often you use it for glider cleaning etc.
Glass gliders these days anything from about 9 grand up to very silly money for brand new state of the art + instruments aircraft. But for 25 grand-ish you can have something secondhand but very acceptable.
Insurance on that value will depend on pilots experience but say £800
Annual maintenance/Airworthiness review say £250
Glider trailer parking varies with club from £0 to £300 ish/year
However most gliders are shared in syndicates of 2 or 3 people so divide all the above by 3.
Gliding club annual membership very variable £200 to !!!!
Winch launch about £8 or 2000' aerotow about £35.
After that, cost per hour depends on how many hours you fly per year and per launch! (plus the cost of the gliding induced divorce - that really hurts!):
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Sorry MJ - add the cost of the hat. About £7. Its life depends on how often you use it for glider cleaning etc.
Last edited by astir 8; 23rd Sep 2012 at 14:20.
Cost of an ASW20 like the one in the vid is currently about £20,000 to £24,000. It cost me £7,000 for a one-third share in a syndicate flying an ASW20-CL (15 metre with 16.5 metre extensions). Brilliant soaring machine with the performance of much more expensive sailplanes.
If you would like to sample a bit more glider 'porn' try this -
If you would like to sample a bit more glider 'porn' try this -
Last edited by snapper1; 24th Sep 2012 at 15:42.
Or a hang-glider for £4000 new or £300 used. Club membership for £20 a year and £5 for a winch launch. A glide angle only marginally better than a spamcan, but the flyingest sort of flying I've ever experienced.
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I spent too much time admiring the bendy wings... 
Passage du planeur ETA - Vidéo Dailymotion
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A hang glider is cheap because they forgot to include an undercarriage. I also don't fancy flying one in wave at FL120 in winter..
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In which case you might like this
Passage du planeur ETA - Vidéo Dailymotion
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Passage du planeur ETA - Vidéo Dailymotion
<http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2s14v_passage-du-planeur-eta_extreme>
Loved how one could see the wings flexing as G increased and decreased - fabulous bend as he pulled up at the end of the field. ASH25 I suspect.
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ASH25 I suspect.
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Oops! Missed spotting that it was a single canopy as it shot past.
It's had an exciting history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eta_(glider)
Maker's website looks very out of date as well, maybe it's no longer in production...
eta-aircraft
It's had an exciting history:
Three etas have been manufactured. The second prototype was extensively damaged in 2003 during the spin tests required for the type certification but both pilots parachuted to safety. The prototype was repaired and the tests completed successfully.
Maker's website looks very out of date as well, maybe it's no longer in production...
eta-aircraft
A hang glider is cheap because they forgot to include an undercarriage. I also don't fancy flying one in wave at FL120 in winter..
I don't see anything wrong with leaving the undercarriage off though.
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I don't see anything wrong with leaving the undercarriage off though.
That would be paragliders then, or perhaps a 35 year old hang-glider.
The pilot of a modern hang glider lies prone so things would have to go seriously wrong to end up on your ar£e. If things are going pear shaped you can elect to stay within the control-frame which offers a considerable amount of protection, and unless you're flying a competition glider you probably will have wheels either side of the base bar.
Apologies for my pedantry.
The pilot of a modern hang glider lies prone so things would have to go seriously wrong to end up on your ar£e. If things are going pear shaped you can elect to stay within the control-frame which offers a considerable amount of protection, and unless you're flying a competition glider you probably will have wheels either side of the base bar.
Apologies for my pedantry.
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Your feet were another problem for they were underneath the instrument panel.
The aim of the project was to win every competition in the open-class (a.k.a. unlimited class), all the way to the World Championship. They unfortunately failed in that regard.
Here is something you can actually buy, if you have a spare half-million lying around.
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