Taking off at Braunschweig Airport (EDVE) for a short local flight with the Fournier RF 5 touring motorglider D-KLEE.
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@GiuseppeSRedSky3 жыл бұрын
I really would like to take a ride on that 🙃
@davidkavanagh189 Жыл бұрын
Such a gorgeous aircraft. How does it handle in crosswinds, especially on the ground? Are the rudder and tailwheel steering strong enough to handle a decent crosswind?
@martinlaubner Жыл бұрын
Yes, the handling is very nice. Crosswind is no problem at all.
@davidkavanagh189 Жыл бұрын
@@martinlaubner Thanks for your answer. I might look into getting one of these in the future. I love the high cruise speed compared to most motor gliders.
@user-pm8vm1un2t3 жыл бұрын
can you put something like a ipad to the cocpit,and use it for navigation purposes?
@martinlaubner3 жыл бұрын
I use an Android tablet. I have it on my knee usually.
@user-pm8vm1un2t3 жыл бұрын
@@martinlaubner thank you for ansvering!
@machoneboard3 жыл бұрын
Are these reasonable running cost wise?
@martinlaubner3 жыл бұрын
Very. 12l/h cruising at 160 km/h.
@Wolfhound-cj5kt3 жыл бұрын
Can you expand the fuel tank capacity?
@martinlaubner3 жыл бұрын
I have heard of someone using a turtle-pac on the backseat, thus increasing the overall capacity to 125 liters...
@shosho4404406 жыл бұрын
Next time you do this .... Take me with you
@martinlaubner6 жыл бұрын
No problem ;-)
@pilotamar12426 жыл бұрын
How is it to land on paved runway
@martinlaubner6 жыл бұрын
Pilot Amar it's alright but I would always prefer a good grass landing strip
@pilotamar12426 жыл бұрын
Is it easy to fly and is it good for cross country flying
@martinlaubner6 жыл бұрын
Pilot Amar The RF5 is good for cross-country flights, yes. Cruise Speed is around 160 km/h at 12 l/h (with variable pitch prop >180 km/h is possible). Is it easy to fly? Well I'd say it depends. If you are used to Taildraggers and / or gliders it certainly is. Handling is really great, stall is harmless. But if you come from flying tricycle gear aircraft (like I did) it takes quite some training to get used to it, but it's all manageable. I think the RF5 is a brilliant aircraft.
@pilotamar12426 жыл бұрын
Martin Laubner Well fly tail draggers and gliders. The reason why i asked if it is easy, is because if i buy one in germany i would want to be able to fly it home to Sweden
@martinlaubner6 жыл бұрын
Pilot Amar definitely no problem at all! You can Google the "Club Fournier International", there you can find reports of people flying this motorglider everywhere, even 2000 km to Russia!