No it's not true that EU or EASA charge DG $5000 per year per type.

DG are trying to force the owners of existing gliders to subsidise their
current operations.

DG simply build a fleet of gliders that no-one wants to buy.

LS8 - Possibly their best product, but no-one is buying Std Class anymore
LS10 / DG808 - Too late arriving on the market. Why would you buy one of
these in preference to a Ventus / ASG29 / JS1

DG1000 - Another good glider, but doesn't have the reputation of the Duo
for private owners. Too expensive for club use

DGs attitude to legacy LS owners has also put potential purchasers off.

Given that there is in fact little to chose between a Duo & DG1000 if I
was considering either I'd go for the Duo just to avoid dealing with DG.

PF

At 22:42 08 February 2011, Dr. John wrote:
Is it true that the EU is charging DG aprox $5000 a year to maintain
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