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Thanks, Francis - I'd forgotten that one!

And BTW, a Skylark 4 can outrun any Pirat (IMHO). I recall chasing one from
a distance behind and level, and ending up overtaking it from on high!

--
Regards,

Mark Mathieson


"F.L. Whiteley" <greeley@greeleynet.com> wrote in message
news:gwNo6.371$T3.188696576@news.frii.net...
> Mark gave me an early cross country lesson with this Skylark. We both had
> declared a 300K out and return. I departed first in my SHK but was making
> slow progress into a stiff headwind >25knots. I was flying too
> conservatively. Mark arrived in the 4 and when we got to the top of the
> climb (~4200agl IIRC) he pointed the nose of down and took off upwind. It
> sure looked extreme, but I thought what the heck and followed suite and we
> started making real progress until we got cut off by solid overcast. I
> started flying less conservatively after that.
>
> Frank Whiteley
>
> "Tim Mara" <tim@wingsandwheels.com> wrote in message
> news:97ub250huv@enews3.newsguy.com...
> > I agree...
> > I too had a Skylark 4 (and a Skylark 2)
> > The Skylark is a big ship on the ground...but really a beautiful flyer
in
> > the air (but don't expect to go too fast)
> > With so many newer glider pilots going direct from trainers to glass
it's
> a
> > bit of a shame that they missed out on some of these great older
> > birds......and missed a great deal of what soaring was (is) all about...
> > tim
> >
> > "Ian Johnston" <engs0011@ermine.ox.ac.uk> wrote in message
> > news:97ra0b$hdo$2@news.ox.ac.uk...
> > > In uk.rec.aviation MM <mark@hawksfarm.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> > > : Slingsby Skylark 4 glider for sale
> > >
> > > : It has a min. L/D of 38:1, and min. sink of 1.1 kts.
> > >
> > > The Skylark 4 is truly a beautiful glider, but 38:1 seems a little
> > > overoptimistic ... Ellison and Janes both put it at 36:1, and applying
> > > the standard Slingsby correction factor suggests 32:1 or so. Which
would
> > > accord with it being handicapped a little less leniently than my
30.4:1
> > > Pirat.
> > >
> > > But it's a quibble. Anyone wanting a first cross-country glider with
> > > style should definitely investgate this!
> > >
> > > Ian
> >
> >
>
>

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