Kristjan
May 28, 2007, 07:31 PM
Hi,
For Yule this past year I was given a Tower Vista glider. I was a bit dismissive of this ARF but went ahead and assembled it which was quite easy and took perhaps 3 hours.
Today we had a heat wave (50F) and calm wind, for an hour I flew OLY 650 then decided to maiden flight the Vista. To my surprise this is quite an acceptable glider, 3 flights, all over 20 minutes, no bad habits except for a slight liking of tip stall. Slow flight but give it a touch of down and it moves well. Quite a bargain for $50 US.
Nice flying this time of year, 20+ hours of sunlight. Normally I fly alone but today I had two companions.
Best wishes,
-Kristjan
For Yule this past year I was given a Tower Vista glider. I was a bit dismissive of this ARF but went ahead and assembled it which was quite easy and took perhaps 3 hours.
Today we had a heat wave (50F) and calm wind, for an hour I flew OLY 650 then decided to maiden flight the Vista. To my surprise this is quite an acceptable glider, 3 flights, all over 20 minutes, no bad habits except for a slight liking of tip stall. Slow flight but give it a touch of down and it moves well. Quite a bargain for $50 US.
Nice flying this time of year, 20+ hours of sunlight. Normally I fly alone but today I had two companions.
Best wishes,
-Kristjan