Wing Review Outline
Launching | Things All Test Pilots Must Disclose | |
1. Inflation | 1. Dealer or customer | |
2. Hovering | 2. Purchased or given | |
3. Stall | 3. Total hours flown & years flying | |
4. Lift | 5. Elevation flying at | |
6. Total weight | ||
Landing | 7. Size of wing being tested | |
1. Soft / Hard | 8. Hours spent on wing before test video was filmed | |
2. Slow / Fast | ||
3. Wing Response | Apps Used To Test: | |
1. FlySkyHy | ||
Handling | 2. xcNav | |
1. Effort | 3. Gaggle | |
2. Energy | 4. GPS speed test | |
Efficiency | Efficiency Test Details: | |
1. RPM'S | 1. RPM meter must be visible to the camera. | |
2. Climb Rate | 2. Average RPM over a 30 second period | |
3. Glide Slope | 3. Average RPM at trim down, neutral, up, speedbar | |
4. MPS shows for climb rate and sink rate | ||
Speed | 5. Average climb & sink rate for trims down, neutral, up | |
1. Trims down | ||
2. Trims Neutral | Speed Test Details: | |
3. Trims out | 1. Must be done into the wind and downwind | |
4. Trims out + Speedbar | 2. Must be done 5-10 times to ensure accuracy | |
3. Must be done on a light wind day | ||
Turbulence | 4. Average from into wind and downwind | |
1. Dance or Sit | 5. All 4 apps must be used to test speed. Find average | |
2. Brake Feel For Active Piloting | 6. Pilot must be maintaining altitude or climbing | |
3. How does it feel | ||
Oscillation | ||
1. Cruising RPM for 30 seconds | ||
2. Full throttle for 10 seconds then dump | ||
3. No throttle | ||
4. Overall, does it or does it not?
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Risers | ||
1. Simple / Complex | ||
2. Overall Quality | ||
3. Brakes & Magnets | ||
4. Trim Length & Speedbar Length | ||
5. How easy trims are to press / release
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Lines | ||
1. Line quality | ||
2. Sheathed or Unsheathed
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Collapses (If it applies) | Don't collapse test a reflex profile. | |
1. Altitude loss | ||
2. Direction change | ||
3. Ease of recovery | ||
4. Self recoverey
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Who This Wing Is For | ||
1. Cross country flying | ||
2. Mountain flying | ||
3. Crank, spank, and bank (play) | ||
4. Acro +/- | ||
5. All arounder
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Things I Don't Like | ||
Final Thoughts | ||
Other Things: | ||
1. Longevity | ||
2. Packing / storing | ||
3. Color options | ||
4. Comes with stuff? | ||
5. Production time | ||
6. Dealer support | ||
7. Price for the wing | ||
8. Certifications it holds | ||
9. Sizes available |