UK junior nationals. An example of where the future of our sport lies. A full
entry list of 50 gliders ranging from SHK and Astir to Ventus C and DG505. No
gliders less than 15m were entered. They were too low performance/
uncompetative/ too expensive/ unavailable.
The best and most competative pilots will always try to find the best glider
available.
In typical weak UK conditions you need something with reasonable penetration to
make progress against any wind over 10 knots. That is why you do not see K8s,
K6 etc competing any more.
Having flown most of the common gliders around including the PW5 I find it
rather delicate for club use. It is thus mainly suitable for private owners.
They are reluctant to buy something that is less capable of completing the task
than the average 15m ship and thus stay away from them.
Not afraid of the World class just think that the PW5 is the wrong glider for
it