From: Gustavo Exel <gustavo@...>
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2008 4:21 AM
Subject: Re: [BugHLG] Indoor flying
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2008 4:21 AM
Subject: Re: [BugHLG] Indoor flying
dr56yhn wrote:
> So I came upon this group while I was looking for a small HLG to use
> indoors during the very cold winter months here in Minnesota. I have a
> 2M plane for outdoor use but I was wondering if anyone in this group
> has tried to fly the Bug indoors? My local club has an indoor space
> where they fly every week but they all fly electrics.
>
> I know there would be no lift but how well does this glide/float in
> dead air and is it robust enough to withstand the occasional rough
> landing on a very hard floor? Any input would be appreciated.
We have a very large indoor space here in Sao Paulo
(http://youtube.com/results?search_query=ibirapuera+e-voo&search_type=)
and I've flown my Gambler there some times.
A full speed launch gets very close to the roof (about 45m high on the
center) and it's quite heart-stopping to see it approaching!
In the end it's worth just to say "I've done it", but that's a good
enough excuse to do it! ;-)