CHRYSALIS! Flying my 60" Hand Launch Glider...

[@bobwelwood3093]

I always admired the Chrysalis glider, you did a masterful job on its construction. Heading over to a field and flying a glider is always a great way to spend time and enjoy what that day has to offer. Keep up the effort to find and work those thermals!

[@chilly7261]

Thank you

[@roadboat9216]

Very nice. I use to have a “ Gentle Lady” very similar. But I remember stretching the hi-start much further.

[@chilly7261]

I also have a Gentle Lady. It's a heavier plane, needs more stretch, yes...

[@roadboat9216]

@@chilly7261 And I assume stronger too? Looks very nice. About how much lighter is it? Thanks

[@artvillanueva9628]

Ol'school greatness.

[@mikebreen2890]

That is lovely indeed.

[@feltav5719]

that radio man.... I had one too... one of the best ever... I do convert old fm... am txs to 2.4ghz hahah love the vintage bro... but of corse I have the new flashy ones all modded with voices and all that but I seriously LOVE grabing my old converted ones and balsa planes

[@amirtahakazemkhani5570]

this is a wonderful glider. Can you give me some advice on its dimensions so that I can make a glider similar to this one?

[@migalito1955]

Nice field and plane. I have not flown for 9 years. I enjoyed thermal and slope sailplanes the most. In your field you likely will always want a high start to get you up to 300 feet at the get go. I always had zero luck without a high start unless motor assisted in similar fields. Slope sail planes are a riot, but you do need the hill for the wind moving towards it to create lift, but it does not take a huge hill. Parking lots create fabulous thermals....

[@chilly7261]

I've thermaled out from my field hand launching. Takes a lot of tries tho...

[@gettingpast4391]

The wind is a thermal kicking off down wind of you sucking in cold air. I had a crysalis in the 90s when hand launch first took off. great plane along with the monarch.

[@daves.9479]

How much thermal generation is there over green grass? You might have more luck launching from/near an asphalt parking lot or w/ dark bare soil or roofs nearby.

[@chilly7261]

Here's a video thermalling on my property, the same thirty acres as this video was shot on. Depends on the conditions that day, or even time of day. I know, there's lots of ways thermals are formed... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gV7LY4xja9Bnq7c

[@edwardcase]

very pretty plane

[@donadams8345]

When you launch the glider hold it at a higher angle to the ground (up to 45 degrees) and then throw the sucker. You're holding the glider at too flat an angle when you launch. You are also losing too much altitude when you release from the towline. Be prepared to give it up elevator immediately and/or check your elevator trim. If it has trouble disconnecting you can do a dive and then climb.

[@nofreerides7033]

Back in the days the Guillows gliders or rubber band prop were the thing… nice glider look forward to another session 👍👍👍

[@robertd1p2]

Hey Sam - very nice video, torsional rigidity ~ say that's engineering, through kevlar - well done, could you possibly link the app you use. tyia, rObt

[@larzhillbot1443]

miss mine it was a verry good one

[@jakebob6332]

You need to find a nice hill and do some slope soaring. I almost always catch thermals. If not I can stay aloft for hours until a thermal comes along.

[@chilly7261]

Would love to. I never seriously went looking for a site...

[@Caseytheradioguy]

This is pretty dam cool :)

[@chilly7261]

Thank you!

[@philbernhardt]

On every hi-start launch, it looked to me like the wingtip panels were fluttering. Did anyone else notice this?

[@OliveiraX]

That is a very nice bird. Just a question: What are the cross, X-shaped 'spars' along the center panels made of? Kevlar thread? Very thin wood? Just curious.

[@chilly7261]

Thank you. Yes, it's white kevlar thread...

[@OliveiraX]

@@chilly7261 Does it make a significant difference? I am just in the process of building an Olympic 650. The wing, uncovered, has little torsional stiffness. I think something like that would help, What do you say?

[@chilly7261]

@@OliveiraX It does a lot for stiffness. An improvement on mine would be to put the kevlar x-bracing on top and bottom of the wing...

[@OliveiraX]

@@chilly7261 Interesting. I may try it then. How is it done, exactly? Trace a straight line, cut a notch on every rib where the line passes, and then stretch a length of kevlar thread from end-to-end, trapping it in every notch you just cut, then CA it everywhere it touches the wood?

[@GENESUTUBE69]

GET A FEW BUBBLE MACHINES FROM AMAZON AND SIT THEM UP AND WATCH FOR THE THERMALS TO APPEAR BEFORE LAUNCH

[@tenns]

wow that radio is ancient!

[@ricardonunez5117]

Hand Launch Glider Gramos ????????

[@TheTigerOC]

Tip: the application of your wing bands is not correct. The first set is installed correctly straight across the width of the wing root. However the second set should be installed diagonally. The reason for the second step is that the diagonal install prevents the bands from detaching completely from the wing.

[@chilly7261]

And I would counter that's only for a wing that needs five or six bands on a side. Then you need the last two crossed to hold them on. I did that on my trainer 33 years ago, nothing I didn't know for sure. But thanks for watching and commenting :)

[@TheTigerOC]

@@chilly7261 that is illogical. As the old hands say: your model.......

[@shiningirisheyes]

Interesting GPS

[@microflite]

You’re losing all your altitude because of not transitioning properly at the top of the launch. Practice a flat transition. It also doesn’t seem like the glider is trimmed for a level, long flight

[@pfrillele]

Big differens between the new generation.

[@ronwade5433]

Give Me that! I can fly better than you do 😊

[@frederichrecinski4616]

Mdr 😂 😂 😂 🤣 🤣 🤣 Toute cette technologie de pointe pour un vol de seulement 20 secondes ! 👎🏻 👎🏻 🤡 Et alors, ces foutus Rosbeefs se croient obligés de devoir tout détailler, tout expliquer, tout chiffrer... 👎🏻👎🏻 Ces Rosbeefs achètent une boîte d'allumettes chez l'épicier du coin, et ils te font une vidéo de 20 minutes pour t'expliquer ce qu'est une allumette, en long, en large et en travers... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@raymondo162]

too much phone. i came for a flying video - there was not much flying.