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Jeff O'Brien
8/27/2009 4:26 PM
VIDEO HERE
The video is a little slow on the cuts, but I thought a fairly thorough view of some test flying procedures might be educational.
The WW Crew headed out to the San Bernardino hills to put a dozen new ships through their paces Wednesday.
We began the morning with a round of Falcons from the 750. It was my first day as a WW "test pilot" and I wanted to make sure nothing was overlooked. We chatted about procedure most of the ride to the site, quirks and things to watch out for with each model, and I had Mike and Steve talk me through the first couple of pre-flights.
After a boaty ride down in early morning air, we went up to the Regionals launch for a round of Sport 2's. Mike and Steve thermalled up, and I took my S2 175 down to the LZ early to take some photos and get ahead as it was taking me longer to do everything.
Next, I got a hop on a T2C 154. We all thermalled up and ran over to Crestline, then Pine. I followed Mike, also on a T2. I think I fell back in love with the large race glider during my 40 minute flight. Seriously contemplating the big one again next season.
Our final round for the day, Mike and I took U2's up for a round. I flew the 160 and loved it. The glider initiates turns before you think about it. It has some glide and plenty of speed.
It was over 100F by the time we ended our test flying day, but what a pleasure to get a hop on each of WW's models. Extreme diversity and fun.
Airtime: 1:40. Flights:4.
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Thanks good to know and see!
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Sweet nice to see i am pretty sure my new wing was probably ther black and silver ww sport 2 175 was hoping to see it. but will see it soon. nice vid
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