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Regular Start
1. When you are facing the wind or
it is coming slightly from the right,
this is the bestcondition to launch.
Launch it 30degrees to the right.
.2. Give a little left aileron to make it left knife edge then add a
small elevator input to enter the gate A.
The distance between Gate A and your aiming point to the right should be
kept minimal.
3. When it enters the gate keep it climbing slightly and in knife edge.
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Wind from left or slightly behind
1. When wind comes from the left or the rear-left, you must make S-shaped
turn start. When you do this, you should be careful when initially climbing
not to go too far to the right.
You must first direct it upward and then to the right,
then the left.
If you do not do this, and you try
to move the glider from left to right
at a low height, the glider will move wildly from side to side.
2. As the glider starts going to the right, immediately
give it left aileron or else it will go out too far to the
right.
3. You must be careful not to you use the elevator too much
at the entry because the glider will be thrust downward.
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When the wind is from behind
1. Launch to the right and immediately pull up so t won’t go
to the right too much.
2. Climb up at approximately 60 degrees and then 45 degrees
left bank to make a big half loop to enter the gate.
3. The glider will be in knife edge when entering the course.
The flight direction can be controlled by adjusting the amount
of elevator input.
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About the takeoff
It basically launch into the wind but when
it is not possible choose best direction within 90 degree from the wind in both
side.
The optimum climb pattern is to launch
30degree to the right from base A.
But occasionally when the wind direction is from the behind you might have
to launch towards opposite direction over the safety line. We want
to avoid these entries because it tends to make too big pattern and takes one
to two seconds more to enter the course.
When motor turned on immediately after the launch there will be a gyroscopic
effect.This cause sluggishness in stick response and people tends to move it more
until they realize it was too much. This happen many times when you make
S turn entry, you want to turn right quickly and tend to give too much
input. Even when you are in hurry, watch plane’s
attitude carefully and give smooth control.
The launching method The usual way to throw the glider. (Old method):
The helper starts running as he calls “one, two three” The motor is turned on at “two” and the glider is thrown at “three”. However, if the pilot turns on the motor at “one,” the helper may not be ready and will be unable to throw it. When this happens, the pilot must turn off the motor immediately, as it is very dangerous to keep holding glider while its propeller is turning.
In another case, the helper may be ready to throw at “three” but when the motor is still not on, there is a tendency for him to hesitate to throw it. This is a typical problem with the old method.
New method:
The new method is to first let the helper throw the glider at his own will, and then have the pilot turn on the motor after it has completely left his hand.
This is a much safer and simpler way to start because there is no need to coordinate both individuals’ timing and the helper doesn’t have to worry about the turning motor. It was impossible to do this in old direct motor days. This is because it didn’t have enough initial pull with the small propeller slipping at high rpm. But now it is safe to turn on the motor after the throw because of the propeller’s big diameter creating a strong pull from the beginning.
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