Flying the Moyes RX 3.5
http://ozreport.com/18.001#2 After flying the Moyes RX 3.5 all week all I can say is that the glider performs
well and is easy to fly. What more do you want? Oh, and it seems easy to land,
but there has been a lot of wind here. I was able to keep up with other pilots on other Moyes, Wills Wing and Aeros
gliders. I never had any problems in gaggles with gliders streaming through me
(they weren't).
And the wheels are still on my base bar (hopefully they can take them off at the
Moyes factory). I came with slight prejudges against the RS from previous experience flying it
here in Australia. It was a lot of working flying the bloody thing, for me any
way (call me a wimp or a pussy or an old man, if you care to). The back story, as I heard it from a knowledgeable person, is that the RX was
originally designed as a more relaxed competition glider that would be seen by
the majority of the competition pilots as a better handling glider and still
have enough performance to remain competitive. Is it competitive enough to win the Worlds, which Jonny has proclaimed as a
mandate, http://ozreport.com/17.253#8? Should he be flying the RS in Mexico? Should
he be looking for even more glide performance? Does it matter? See here at:
http://moyes.com.au/products/hang-gliders/litrx/testimonials, the top of the
page comments by Jochen Zeischka:
I've now flown a season with the Litespeed RX4 after changing from
the Combat and I love flying it, so it was about time to write about the glider.
Where to start? Well, the obvious bit: the RX is quite different from the Combat. Less span,
less aspect ratio, less sail tension, less weight. It's all screaming 'great
handling' at you. And that's the way it is and that's also why I love flying it
so much. Of course, there's always a compromise to be made. And it's definitely
trading in handling for a bit of glide ratio and minimum sink. But for me, it
for sure is a change for the better.
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