The Fizz is easy to land; but an exact landing pattern is important. Too much
altitude is hard to get rid of. Fly the final approach in a straight glide with
some extra speed against the wind and let the glider lose its energy in ground
effect. Change hand position when the glider flies level and
at trim speed
.
Keep your legs bent and behind you till flair time; arch your back.
Your
upper body is thus closer to the down tubes and you have a longer way for the
flair. The Fizz glides long in ground effect and stalls soft and easy, with 1/3 VG
harder, but more definitive. The nose comes up by itself during the flair,
increases angle of attack and drag, and stand up landings are already possible
in a light head wind.
Towing:
The Fizz is licensed for winch- and UL- tow. Requirements for this per DHV
are:
A certified hand glider tow winch
Tow training of the pilot
Training of the winch operator and the UL-Pilot
A certified tow hook up / latch system
For the UL-tow the VG should be ca. 70-100 % tensioned. Then the glider has
less control bar pressure, but is still very controllable.
Give at disturbances
only short, strong steering impulses with the hip [body center of gravity]
and keep the tow latch in the middle of the base tube.
Weight shift into a
corner and waiting for a course correction leads as a rule to PIO [pilot induced
oscillations] of the glider. Do not support yourself on the base tube. Tip: Pull in
on the base tube with open hands.
General information and limitations:
The Fizz is in Germany type tested by the DHV and certified as a class 3 model.
The Fizz is licensed to be flown only:
by pilots with a correspondent license and training
solo
with an angle of +30deg to -30deg to the horizon
with a roll angle up to 60deg, and
with a top speed of max. 56 mph
The Fizz is not to be used for aerobatics. It can be motorized with
different motor systems [take notice of the license].
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