Thanks for the info Rick - I'll update the site and see if I can't make contact with Roger at Wallaby. Perhaps he can be persuaded to write something about his experiences flying his CD.
I'm really looking forward to seeing your CD in the air - I hope you can get hold of a few video cameras for the occasion! Take care on the early shake-down flights - from what I have read, you want to pay close attention to your centre of gravity and the static balance of the glider in the early flights until you find the sweet spot for the pitch control. The prototype was nose heavy (or tail light) and had a wrench duct-taped to the end of the tail boom to help the static balance. Jacques Bott, who flies a Swift Lite in France, says that he can change the pitch significantly (and thus the stick pressure) just by extending or bending his legs more or less (the Swift has rudder pedals that can be moved fore/aft in flight.)
I'm making more progress with my build too - the D-section wing ribs are just out of their moulds and the tail / rudder and H-stab / elevator ribs are up for infusing this weekend. I'm really pleased with the way things are moving...!
Please keep us posted - and best of luck!
Phil.
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Your entry for this glider has the Oz report about the glider for sale and at the end requests info on where it ended up. It was bought by one of the tug pilots at Wallaby Ranch in Florida (Roger...don\\\'t know his last name) and is flown regurlarily there..
Thanks for takng the effort to put this web site together. I hope to test fly my Dragon in the next couple of weeks.
Rick Mullins
