http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/ Standard Cirrus Sailplanes Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:28:18 GMT steve_foehn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3077 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3077 Hello, I'm french and i ave a Cirrus for sale : Lanaverre CS 11-75 L n°37 1984 1480 H 629 takes off need a new gel-coat basics instruments No flight from 2004 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:42:12 GMT Thom http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3076 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3076 My Standard Cirrus #175 is for sale. E-mail me for details. Cross country and race ready. thomw5@... _____ From: StandardCirrus@yahoogroups.com Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:36:29 GMT Gavin Short http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3075 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3075 Further to Jan's points: If there isn't an access hatch and your ailerons and airbrake connections have the simple R-pins its is not so bad. My syndicate Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:45:49 GMT jim@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3074 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3074 Two new articles have been posted to www.deturbulator.org. The first one (http://www.deturbulator.org/Progress-06022009-ChuteSilk.asp) reports on the second Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:07:05 GMT Rob R. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3073 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3073 Greetings to all - My partner and I are offering #538 for sale. The Cirrus is located in Central Florida. We have had several inquiries, but between our Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:10:16 GMT Raffaello Del Moro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3072 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3072 Ciao Davide, ci conosciamo. Abbiamo volato assieme a Enemonzo (hai fatto bei voli, complimenti). Volo i Cirrus da qualche anno. Recentemente ho comperato un Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:52:16 GMT Roger Fowler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3071 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3071 I flew for a long while at 85%, but you had to put on your kid leather gloves to fly it much over 90 knots. I'm presently flying at 75% and it is much less Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:27:48 GMT Mike Panek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3070 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3070 What is the theoretical balance point? The manual gives a CG range and I have found that 70% aft of the forward CG point is what I like (you don't have to Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:22:34 GMT davide_schiavotto http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3069 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3069 Hi all, I'm Davide, owner of a Cirrus CS 11-75L. I would like to do some measurements in order to understand if I'm flying correctly balanced or not? Does Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:55:20 GMT C. Koenig http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3068 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3068 Lots of great advise - you guys are a great wealth of knowledge! Another consideration is submit a Request for Copies of Aircraft Records from the FAA. It is Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:51:24 GMT RJ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3067 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3067 Something I was taught and find helpful is to hold the stick at the base, minimizing over correcting or exagerated control input. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:36:11 GMT Jan Lyczywek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3066 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3066 1100 hours since 1972 is not a lot - maybe try to find out it the glider was grounded or stored for some time and if so, where and how (and why?). Ask for the Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:40:59 GMT Jan Lyczywek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3065 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3065 Wojtek, you could maybe try the following for getting more relaxed during aerotow: before take-off, move the trim slightly forward, maybe not all the way but Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:59:01 GMT János Bauer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3064 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3064 I share your view. For me it was always the lower 100m what made me nervous, both take-off and landing. Try to lock your elbow to the side wall. That helps a Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:25:06 GMT Wojtek Buczak http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3063 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StandardCirrus/message/3063 I'd like to share my experiences with a std Cirrus. Since a year I'm an owner of a version 75 VTC no. 248, made by Jastreb Avionica. I'm not a very