On Feb 8, 9:58 am, "Andy" wrote:
On Feb 8, 3:50 am, wrote:

Ever flown one?

It seems a bit of a stretch to claim the Genesis is as good as the
Discus 2. I raced a lot with a local Genesis pilot and you couldn't
convince me, or him, that was true.

Contest results are not always a good indication of glider performance
though. A tiny perceived difference in performance will have all the
top pilots flying one or two types and they will win. If you put that
group of pilots in a different glider type they would still win.

I flew the prototype Genesis at Uvalde, liked it, but didn't buy one.

Andy

Maybe. What were your experiences, then? Were you ahead in the high-
speed cruise, the climb, or both? Ballasted or dry?

Agreed that if you put top pilots in a different machine, they'll
still win. We're talking a few percent one way or the other here. In
my case at least, the ship is not the limiting factor. It's something
to talk about until the season starts up, though....

Mike