Byron Bay Gliding
  • Home
  • Articles
    • Aviation Humour
      • Caption Competition
      • Engine Basics
    • Byron Gliding History
    • Cheating Death
    • Coorabell Ridge
    • Meatbombs
    • News
      • News 2011 June
    • Gloucester Airstrip
    • Gossamer Albatross
    • Lowering the Nose
    • So You Want to be a Pilot, Sonny
    • Puddle Jumpers vs Zeros
    • How to Make a Glider
    • Lake Eyre Safari
    • Lightning Strikes
    • Little Voice
    • Soaring the Coorabel, 1937
    • Three Women
    • Spitfires
    • Wave Flying Mt Warning
  • Contact
    • Thank You
  • Galleries
    • Club Photos
    • Lake Eyre Safari Photos
    • BGC History Gallery
    • Gliding Videos
      • Hanna Reitsch Videos
    • Grob 109B St Girons
    • Aerial Photographs
    • Morning Glory
    • Coolie_Tower
  • Air Experience Flights
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Blog
  • Flying
    • Grob 109 Flying Notes
    • Byron Bay Weather
      • Byron Bay Weather II
    • Checklists
    • Crosswind
    • Gliding Classifieds
    • Epirbs & SPOTs
    • Sartimes
    • Learn to Fly Gliders
    • Landing
      • Landing II
    • Outlanding Procedures
    • Ridge Soaring the Coorabell
    • Tyagarah Airstrip
    • Radio Procedures
    • Safe Flight Planning & Regulations
    • Yellow Arc
    • Windsocks
  • Technical
    • Electrics
      • Ducelier Alternator in MotorGliders
      • Slick 4230 Magneto
      • Sparkplugs
    • Grob G109
      • G109 Handling Notes
      • G109 Rudder
      • G109 Scale Model
      • G109 Tailwheel
      • G109 Toolkit
      • G109 Starter Motor
      • G109 100 Hourly Inspection
      • G109 Modifications
    • Documents
    • Brakes
    • CASA Engine Guidelines
    • Dimona H36
      • Dimona H36 Sauer 2500
    • Engine Basics
    • VW Engines for Motor Gliders
    • Conversions
    • Fuel Topics
    • Jabiru Falke
    • Grob G103C Twin III
    • Limbach External Oil Filter
    • Lockwiring
    • Motorglider Propellers
    • Special Tools
Home » Articles » Three Women

Three Women

No, not a review of an Altman movie, just a snippet from a somewhat atypical day at the club.

Sandra suggested I stick around for a little longer, as a friend of hers was about to turn up – which she did, in a very sleek Cirrus, displaying a perfect landing in the process. The new composite aircraft with joystick controls and the slickest cockpit which any of the throng of onlookers had previously seen is full IFR (as is Fran), has nice touches like turbulators on the leading edges and has a full aerofoil cockpit. Fast!

When the hubub died down enough for Fran to climb out, Sandra deviously maneovered her over to the hangar wherein was parked a spotless Ximango (ex Barry Bowerman).

“Beautiful”, said Fran, “whose is this?” – followed by a stunned pause and then a shriek of delight. The last time they met, just weeks before, Sandra was not a pilot – but she’d decided to become one, and after much discussion with Isabel (Tiger Moth) had purchased – ab initio, mind you – the aircraft in question.

Fran, Sandra and Isabel
Fran – Sandra – Isabel

Sandra, Fran and Isabel with Cirrus
Girls and their toys!

Sandra, Fran and Isabel with Cirrus
Sandra warming up for a solo.

Cirrus SR20

Composite Construction
4 Seats
Airframe Parachute
Avionics
ARNAV,GARMIN,S-TEC/Meggitt
Performance
Takeoff 1310 feet
Takeoff (50′ object) 1865 feet
Max rate of climb 900 feet/minute
Cruise speed @75% 160 KTAS
Stall speed w/flaps 54 KIAS
Maximum range 800 nm
Landing 1000 feet
Landing (50′ object) 1960 feet
Engine
Manufacturer Continental
Model IO-360-ES/200hp
Propeller
Manufacturer Hartzell
Diameter 76″
  2 blade/Constant Speed
Specifications
Length 26′ 3″
Height 9′   3″
Wingspan 35′ 7″
Wing Area 135 ft2
Cabin Length 130″
Cabin Width 49″
Cabin Height 50″
Landing Gear Fixed, Tricycle
Design Weights & Loading
Max Gross Wt 2900 lbs.
Std Empty Wt 1950 lbs.
Maximum Load 950 lbs.
Fuel Capacity 56 gals/336 lbs.

 

 

CirrusDesign.com

 

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment