You will love it! I bought mine in 2008, and enjoy flying it more than any other aircraft; beautifully coordinated controls, comfortable and a decent performance. Just enough stability for a reasonably experienced pilot, and no more. As I almost always fly with the long tips I haven't spun it deliberately - it is non-aerobatic with the long tips - but I did once experience a wing-drop stall (we used to call it an "incipient spin") on the approach. You will understand from the fact that I am writing this it recovered promptly!
@@TheSoaringChannel Yep, I do keep my hand on the flap handle when thermaling until at least 2,000 AGL. That said, it's been 5,000 AGL when I've been chucked out of thermals. The gusts are stronger up there. Lesson: Put on your oxygen mask or cannula on the ground so you don't have to fiddle with it in a rambunctious thermal.
Thank you for sharing this! What CG were you at for this demonstration? I fly my 500 at 85% CG, and most gliders perform best at 85%~ CG in thermal flight, but obviously spins can be easier to get into. I'm curious to learn what CG position you were at for this demo! Thank you! - Jason
Can You please explain what the different behaviors with flap setting was? To me the entries and exits all looked pretty normal, hard to tell from the video.
the biggest difference is that with positive flaps the spin starts a bit more unexpectedly, and with negative flaps the plane went a bit more on its back during the spin, but indeed they were all quite normal (although I was too late with setting the flaps to negative during the exits)
Practice makes perfect.
I haven't had the pleasure of flying an ASW 20 yet, but I'd like to, especially the L version.
You will love it! I bought mine in 2008, and enjoy flying it more than any other aircraft; beautifully coordinated controls, comfortable and a decent performance. Just enough stability for a reasonably experienced pilot, and no more. As I almost always fly with the long tips I haven't spun it deliberately - it is non-aerobatic with the long tips - but I did once experience a wing-drop stall (we used to call it an "incipient spin") on the approach. You will understand from the fact that I am writing this it recovered promptly!
In a 27 now. I'd be quicker getting to flap 2 (negative) especially in the 20 as the flap limit speeds are lower. Landing flap even more so.
This! When I'm thermaling I keep my hand on the flap handle in case of a spin, to unload the flaps to position 0°/3 for the pull out.
@@TheSoaringChannel Yep, I do keep my hand on the flap handle when thermaling until at least 2,000 AGL. That said, it's been 5,000 AGL when I've been chucked out of thermals. The gusts are stronger up there.
Lesson: Put on your oxygen mask or cannula on the ground so you don't have to fiddle with it in a rambunctious thermal.
Thank you for sharing this! What CG were you at for this demonstration? I fly my 500 at 85% CG, and most gliders perform best at 85%~ CG in thermal flight, but obviously spins can be easier to get into. I'm curious to learn what CG position you were at for this demo! Thank you! - Jason
Directly over field? HASSEL checks please
Looks like almost instantly comes out as soon as you put in the recovery inputs...
Do a 2 x 180° s-turn to check traffic below.
Can You please explain what the different behaviors with flap setting was? To me the entries and exits all looked pretty normal, hard to tell from the video.
the biggest difference is that with positive flaps the spin starts a bit more unexpectedly, and with negative flaps the plane went a bit more on its back during the spin, but indeed they were all quite normal (although I was too late with setting the flaps to negative during the exits)
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Do a loop.
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