Don't get me wrong - The ASG 29 is a great glider but its basically already
a 20 year old design. It's really just a 27 with some extra long tips.

I have also heard of many complaints about the engine, although the
electric start is at least some attempt to make it better when you really
need it. And as already pointed out, if you are flying out west, the rate
of climb will be very slow.

Schleichers and Schempps go back a long that way but you kind of have to
feel that they are resting on their laurels. The JS brothers eat, breathe
and sleep their JS dream and apart from the 50 ideas they already have to
make the glider better they are coming up with more each day.

The jet system is also not 100 percent yet but I think that with the
partnership at M & D and with the ever greater numbers flying that the
problems will be ironed out. - With the jet it is no problem to climb, even
heavy and at high altitude. And best of all you can pop the jet for a few
extra beat ups at the end of the day!

Glider wise the new 18m evo tips bring the performance up to that of at
least the ASG. The JS1 may have a little better feel in the climb though
and even when its heavy you can pull just a little bit in those tight
thermals and get away with it.

A well flown JS 1c 21m at Ely can rewrite the records books. As proven in
the last worlds if thermal strengths are better than 2 knots there is no
better glider (except for maybe Concordia)! So for the little extra it's a
bargin






At 21:36 27 January 2015, Gerry Simpson wrote:
I am very interested in purchasing one or the other and having difficulty
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eighing the merits each of because of no direct experience with either. I
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ould like to have some advice concerning reliability, resale values,
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mance and build quality. Can I compare apples and apples with these two?