On Monday, December 24, 2018 at 11:46:51 AM UTC-5, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
On Monday, December 24, 2018 at 7:02:30 AM UTC-8, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
I'd like to know what your opinions are on gliders with 13/13.5 meter span. I would personally be really interested in lighter/smaller gliders with good performance. What are prices on some? I found the GP 11 to be starting at € 69k without VAT.

Wings are too short, they should be 18 meters or more.

Nah, 18m is way too short. You *need* at least 25m. :-)

For most of us, there are limits on the wingspan, whether due to money, airfield/towplane limitations, or body strength for rigging. I say: buy a glider you like and can afford, and make the best of it. In a 13.5m glider you won't cover quite as much distance on a given day as in an 18m glider, but you'll fly as much time and have as much fun. Maybe more fun, since the rigging and ground handling were easy and the glider is very responsive in the air. And in the hands of skilled pilots, short-wing gliders can fly quite far - check out the results of the 13.5 contests. 200-500km tasks he
https://www.soaringspot.com/en/2nd-f...-on-2017-07-08

Disclaimer: I fly a 12.6m glider. My previous glider was 16.6m.