Mike Lindsay wrote:
wrote:
Plus
these designs are getting near the end of their life span, what would
you like to see in the next self launch glider?

Well, they could start by figuring out a way to sell them for less than
I paid for my house...

When you think of the thousands of hours of skill labour that goes into
a modern glass sailplane, you wonder how they can sell them so cheap.

Then you look more closely at some of the design details and you begin
to understand.

....almost any water ballast system
....most self-launch engine installations

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