On Jul 8, 4:14 am, bagmaker
wrote:
OK all, its cold (with an F), wet and dreary here in Oz, and time to
fire up the dreams machine.

What ship, down to 3 options-

ASH26E
304S with Jet sustainer
Antares 20E

Which is your choice and why?

bagger

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bagmaker

Antares 20E. I flew it once, had to have it.
Got mine a few months ago and it is spectacular.
Handling (faster roll than some 15-meter ships).
Performance (haven't yet been out-climbed, and
run is fantastic). Assemble, tape, preflight, close
up trailer in 35 minutes, solo. Taxi easily, run the
motor until first turn in a thermal, shut down and
climb-out without fright. Easy in-air restart if
I shut the motor down too soon, or need to avoid
meeting farmers. No gas fumes, plug it in
overnight to recharge (though I've never had
mine below about 65% full).

Most recent flight here (yes, I shut down a
bit too soon and ran the motor a second time
before heading out). Its slow, but a windy day
with a narrow height-band in New England:
http://www3.onlinecontest.org/olc-2....tId=1612710313

Wish I had more time to fly it !
See ya, Dave "YO"