1,000 KM glider recommendation?

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Kaibeth
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1,000 KM glider recommendation?

Post by Kaibeth » Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:59 am

If all goes to plan, I will be doing my Condor Club Megametre diploma on Saturday. Wish me luck. Lol

Given that I am a casual pilot with very little skill at finding lift in a fully ballasted glider and given that the gliders at my disposal are the stock ones, the ASW20 and the ASK21, I ask, “which glider would you take?”

And, Peter, do not say the Granau Baby. :shock: :lol: 8)
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Re: 1,000 KM glider recommendation?

Post by wickid » Wed Mar 22, 2023 3:14 am

Either Diana2 or Antares18S

Both have pretty similar high speed performance. Antares is slightly easier to thermal. With a descent wind and some good valleys it shouldn't be too hard to do.
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Re: 1,000 KM glider recommendation?

Post by Sprunga » Wed Mar 22, 2023 5:49 am

What sort of task are you thinking of flying? Ridge, wave or thermal? or a combination?
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Re: 1,000 KM glider recommendation?

Post by Kaibeth » Wed Mar 22, 2023 5:59 am

I'm doing a modification of this one: https://www.condor.club/showtask/0/?id=19077

I added stronger wind, because I've already failed it once. Left at noon instead of 8 AM and ran out of day.
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Re: 1,000 KM glider recommendation?

Post by Paul_UK » Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:06 pm

Kaibeth. Here's a task I created for flying over 1000km in the UK. Modify the NOTAM settings etc to get it suitable for the 1000km diploma.

https://www.condor.club/showtask/0/?id=18175

Note the wind direction in my task you have a tailwind, which'll help you along the way pretty much most of the way! The one you're modifying has a Northerly wind direction and you're flying North.

I'd take the Antares. I'm confident with the settings in my task you could fly it in a STD class glider thus the ASW20 would be capable too.
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