mosquito at el mirage

chadness · Post by **chadness** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 12:39 pm

good to get the cobwebs off this aircraft. a few short flights with a trip to the flying j ranch and back. as usual, el mirage is like a light switch. wind was completely off for all launches and landings until the last landing when there were lots of dust devils (in advance of a front). the landing went fine and juan helped me get the glider to our camp and broken down in all the gusty-ness. great trip, great company. el mirage is a special place.

http://youtu.be/Hoh9xxob978

OP · Post by OP » Thu Dec 18, 2014 5:53 pm

Next time you go land sailing, let me invite myself along. I want to "tack downwind."

nzlinus · Post by **nzlinus** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 10:11 pm

OP wrote:I want to "tack downwind."

jibe turkey.

OP · Post by OP » Fri Dec 19, 2014 9:01 am

Yes you can tack down wind. Apparent wind my friend. I aint no jibe turkey.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_fa ... n_the_wind

nzlinus · Post by **nzlinus** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 4:09 pm

OP wrote:Apparent wind my friend. I aint no jibe turkey.[/url]

But the apparent wind changes with change in heading, more so the faster you're travelling. So let's say you're on a broad reach 135 degrees off true wind, apparent wind 10 degrees off the bow... if you turn 10 degrees into the apparent wind, are you now heading directly into the apparent wind? I think not. Apparent wind will screw around with you until you cross true wind, and perform your tack. Unless you're in a huge sliding turn, which can't last for long.

Still a jibe turkey.

OP · Post by OP » Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:33 pm

I had trouble understanding the concept too. I'm a water sailor. Land sailing has a bunch of weird things happen going that fast. They tack down wind, or don't tack at all. The apparent wind can be any angle you want when you are going 4X the speed of the wind.

To further hurt your brain. This thing is directly down wind, faster than the wind : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CcgmpBGSCI