Are Wills Wing gliders really that much better than Moyes gliders?
Are Wills Wing gliders really that much better than Moyes
gliders?
Dustin goes a bit longer than Jonny in Zapata to claim for himself
the world record. Dustin flies 475 miles (474.7). Jonny flies three miles
shorter. The percentage difference? 0.63%. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/sports/two-men-one-sky-the-silent-realization-of-a-purer-form-of-flight.html http://ozreport.com/16.135#4 Dustin flies the Canoa Ridge Race task on the first day (the key day for the
competition) in 39:11. Tom is next at 40:14. The percentage difference? 2.6%. https://airtribune.com/canoaopen2015/results/task1125/day/class-1 The Moyes gliders are really only very very slightly lower in performance
according to these measures. Certainly not enough to be of any concern when
purchasing a glider. As Dustin states these glider performance differences are
swamped by differences in pilot judgment in cross country races.
The machine that makes it all happen. Had a blast in Ecuador
helping Wills Wing deliver a 1-2-3 sweep and taking all three day wins at the
Canoa ridge race against a strong field and a defending champion. Spent a week
in my backyard tweaking and taping and polishing, then three days flying
performance comparisons with Steve Pearson and our tow pilots Luke Waters and
Jeff Johnson to make sure it was an aerial killer. It was. Handles like a toy, glides like a beast.
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