On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:53:11 +0000, David Salmon
wrote:


but I always claimed that it was the best training glider
available, it would do exactly what the pilot told it to do. One exception,
that in spite of it's reputation, pre-solo pilots had difficulty making it
spin.

Couple of letal spin accidents during winch launches in Germany with
instructors on board.
Pretty sure that the instructors did not tell the Puchacz to spin and
kill them and the student.

My 2 cents on the Puchacz.

Andreas