GECKO OWNERS MANUAL
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DESIGN NOTES
This glider meets the Moyes standard for safety and performance.
Pitch stability and dive recovery come from the sail twist and the combination of the luff lines and
the dive struts. It is important to understand that any alteration to dive strut settings, luff line lengths
or batten profiles may reduce the glider’s pitch stability.
The Gecko meets or exceeds all DHV airworthiness standards. DHV is a German airworthiness
standard broadly accepted in Europe.
OPERATING LIMITATIONS
The glider has been tested to these limits
with a positive 30° angle of attack at 100 kph (65 mph);
with a negative 30° angle of attack at 74 kph (46 mph);
with a negative 150° angle of attack at 51kph (32 mph);
Pitching moment tests at 32, 56 and 80 kph (20, 35 and 50 mph) to display the gliders
inherent positive pitch stability.
The Gecko has been designed for foot-launched gliding or soaring flight with the following
limitations:
The glider must not:
be flown by more than one person;
exceed 30 degrees nose up or down to the horizon;
exceed 60 degrees bank angle to the horizon;
be flown in excess of V.N.E. of 90 kph (56 mph);
be flown inverted or backwards;
be flown with auxiliary power without the approval of Moyes Delta Gliders Pty Ltd.
Adhere to the recommended pilot clip-in weights as detailed in the specification.
Indicated stall speed is approximately 26 kph (16 mph) at maximum loading.
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