My new T2C arrived this week and it is beautiful. I took a sledder down off of the bandit launch Wednesday morning for the first flight. Everything went great and this is by far the best handling/perfoming glider I have ever flown. The roll response is immediate, unlike other toplesses that may take a few moments to respond to input.
Thursday I went back to the top around 1:30pm for another flight. There were light winds and a nice crowd on launch, maybe 8 - 10 gliders. I launched first and found a decent wintertime thermal that, once above the ridge, turned on quite nicely and took me 2,400 over launch. Then I cruised out into the valley to play with the VG and test the speed range of the new beast.
After playing a while I went back to find Lucas, Carl, Scott, and others in the air. Twirling around low in a thermal with Scott sure was fun. It reminded me of other "good ole days". After about an hour I was ready to land and headed down to the LZ. Landing the T2C was just as predictable as flying it. Again, the roll response stays good all the way through the stall.
Here is a shot of me just breaking the horizon. Thanks to Lucas for taking these pictures. I plan on mounting a camera soon so keep looking.
I found this picture yesterday on the web. It's me landing on Terry's T2. I believe Scott took it and think it's great, windsock and all.
2 comments:
Congrats on the new wing. Not sure what flying topless is all about - sounds cold.
Ha Ha. Yea, it could be a bit nippy. The term "topless" in hang gliding refers to the lack of a kingpost and support wires on top of the wing. This creates less drag and lets me go faster/further.
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