On Oct 9, 1:22*pm, John Smith wrote:
ContestID67 wrote:
I was just forwarded a note from BLANIK AMERICA, INC (Vitek Siroky)
that Blanik has ceased producing gliders.

Lately I heard the rumour that Ford plans to cease producing the T model.

* Sad news. *The all metal L-23 has been a venerable 2-place glider for
* club operations for many years.

Indeed for very many years. Come on, the Blanik is a 60 year old design
with a L/D of less than 30! By these standards, even the venerable ASK
21 is a high performance ship!

Brilliant analogy! That kind of thinking will keep a lot of folks from
soaring, it's already sorta expensive for a lot of us, in case you
haven't noticed.

Brad