Hopefully someone from Germany can help out. I'm in the
midst of a discussion with someone about the handicap for the
SZD-55. The debate is on what reference weight is/was used for the
handicap. The table I see from the DAEC includes reference weights
for many ships, but not for the SZD-55. Can anyone tell me the
reference weight used to establish the handicap?

Danke,

Erik Mann
LS8-18 P3

Don't know if this will help, but in the US our handicap
uses manufactures empty weight + 250 pounds (200 for
pilot and chute & 50 for instruments, battery, o2,
etc.) We list the SZD-55-1 at 740 pounds, so the EW
would be 490.
JJ


At 12:36 06 August 2007, Papa3 wrote:
>Hopefully someone from Germany can help out. I'm
>in the
>midst of a discussion with someone about the handicap
>for the
>SZD-55. The debate is on what reference weight is/was
>used for the
>handicap. The table I see from the DAEC includes
>reference weights
>for many ships, but not for the SZD-55. Can anyone
>tell me the
>reference weight used to establish the handicap?
>
>Danke,
>
>Erik Mann
>LS8-18 P3
>
>

Hey now! Don't go messing with the European handicap for the 55. It
ranks it the same as the much newer LS8 in the OLC at 1.08, something
we 55 owners are all proud of! Why pay all that extra money if you do
not have to?

;-)

Bob


On Aug 6, 8:34 am, Papa3 > wrote:
> Hopefully someone from Germany can help out. I'm in the
> midst of a discussion with someone about the handicap for the
> SZD-55. The debate is on what reference weight is/was used for the
> handicap. The table I see from the DAEC includes reference weights
> for many ships, but not for the SZD-55. Can anyone tell me the
> reference weight used to establish the handicap?
>
> Danke,
>
> Erik Mann
> LS8-18 P3

On Aug 6, 9:17 am, John Sinclair
> wrote:
> Don't know if this will help, but in the US our handicap
> uses manufactures empty weight + 250 pounds (200 for
> pilot and chute & 50 for instruments, battery, o2,
> etc.) We list the SZD-55-1 at 740 pounds, so the EW
> would be 490.
> JJ
>
> At 12:36 06 August 2007, Papa3 wrote:
>
>
>
> >Hopefully someone from Germany can help out. I'm
> >in the
> >midst of a discussion with someone about the handicap
> >for the
> >SZD-55. The debate is on what reference weight is/was
> >used for the
> >handicap. The table I see from the DAEC includes
> >reference weights
> >for many ships, but not for the SZD-55. Can anyone
> >tell me the
> >reference weight used to establish the handicap?
>
> >Danke,
>
> >Erik Mann
> >LS8-18 P3- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hi JJ,

Thanks. I'm assuming the Germans and Brits do the same, but I want
to get it (more or less) directly from the source.

P3