Denis wrote:
Eric Greenwell wrote:

If a goal of the World Class is low cost gliders, pilots will have to
accept it must be a smaller, lighter glider that won't glisten like a
polished mirror.


You're right. But the problem is that most pilots are *not* willing to
accept that ! At least at world level. That's all the problem...

Do you think the people complaining about the PW5 have the talent and
drive to become world level pilots, and the only thing holding them back
is the lack of a cheap competitive glider? I have the feeling most of
these pilots are more interested in a cheap high performance glider, and
not high-level competition.

My experience with world level competion pilots makes me think they will
fly _anything_ that lets them compete, though most prefer to fly the
high performance gliders.

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