Tim Mara wrote:
I would always choose the 15 meter glider.......following what you have been
saying the 15 meter would then not be the "same" performance as the 13 meter
glider.....but better!

Tim, you completely missed the point: the choice was between gliders of
IDENTICAL performance. Even so, you made my point: a lot of RAS pilots
have a bias to 15 meters, REGARDLESS of the performance!

Also.having flown a lot of different types of glider and airplanes over
several years, including some ultra-lite or 'lite" types there is still no
way to compare these with the extra mass and groovy feeling of the (for the
lack of a better word) real sailplanes.....

And yet, one of the elements cited most by the people that own the
shorter span sailplanes is the improved response of the glider, so you
can "feel the air" better and maneuver more quickly while thermalling.
Your preference might just be habit and lack of exposure to the modern
small span gliders, like the SparrowHawk, Apis, Silent, etc. These are
not your father's 1-26! (This is not disparagement of the 1-26, but a
recognition of how different the new gliders are).

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA