Flying the 2026 Sportsman

[volvo164]

So - anyone else giving a go at the 2026 Sportsman? I'm still getting used to my Decathlon (flies quite differently from my old Citabria), so haven't put the whole sequence together yet. The vertical up-line is pretty interesting. Whereas it's easy to pull the plane backwards in a humpty (even if you wait too long), it seems it's a lot harder to push it forward. Not sure when to start pushing, nor how hard. Will have to get ground coaching.

 

[Bartman]

the push for the humpty is less critical than, say, the kick for a hammerhead because the humpty is supposed to have a radius over the top. So long as you dont get too slow and pivot or flop over the top you'll be ok.