Derek Copeland wrote in
:

BUT, I don't like the restricted view from the rear
cockpit, the difficult and heavy ground handling, getting
in and out of the thing, and the trigger type trimmer
mounted on the stick that doesn't seem to work. You
end up trimming with the trimmer tell-tale knob on
the side of the cockpit wall, so why bother with the
trigger in the first place?

Good try for the ideal trainer DG, but no cigar yet!


Derek Copeland


Yes, the DG trimmer control is cr@p, in all the DG's I have flown. Also
the very stiff aileron control in the 1000 -- takes both hands on the stick
to enter a thermal.

The front seat of the 1000 is quite comfortable, but the back seat is like
sitting on a toilet.

The Duo has a few minor faults, but the visibility is superb from both
cockpits and the handling is light and well balanced, nore like a single
seater.
-Bob Korves