"Jim Pike" wrote in message
e.rogers.com...
Having owned a 109b since '85 and having flown the Stemme and the Taifun,
I'm quite happy with my b.

Performance isn't everything! I've just flown my 109b from the Toronto
area
to the EAA fly-in at Arlington WA and back with my 14 year old daughter,
luggage, camping gear and 100 litres of fuel at altitudes up to 11500'. A
Stemme would barely carry a lunch box and is not as pleasant to fly,


Huh??? I started my glider training and soloed in a Grob 109b, then finished
the rating in an ASK21. I now have a Stemme and an ASH26e. Most of my glider
time is in the Stemme, about 450 hours. There is no way I agree with you!!
The Stemme, while certainly not as nimble as the 26e, is still a pleasure to
fly. In terms of performance, when considering both operation under power
and gliding, it pretty much blows the socks off all else out there.

--
bumper
"Dare to be different . . . circle in sink."
to reply, the last half is right to left




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