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Hi,
After improving my drag moving the exhaust from under cross- position to near fuselage I made some vids to show how well the Himax can glide. The field I have is on 840 m elevation and gliding just above the trees is starting at 1000 m. Its an idle and slip glide slope. If there is no headwind its a left to right slipping the max all the way down. Usable runway is 200 m (600 ft) and there are not that many emergency fields.
Sorry for the quality.
http://youtu.be/HVl2aUiIaDk
http://youtu.be/R77JogiR5Mk

Hi Peter;
Love it. Great landing. You better not move, you have some great neighbors. LOL.
Bob

Peter,

Very informative video. I would imagine a lot of Hi-Max flyers will be following your lead. Interesting to know that a small change (without modifying the Max) can make such a big difference. Justifies streamlining everything.

Gary

First video I couldn't tell where was the runway until  touchdown!
Second video was a super landing.  Great plane!

I want to make a lot better videos than this. What is the best price /value camera on the market ? The two video link is very the same landing.