On Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 3:03:57 PM UTC-4, Bob Youngblood wrote:
Since the start of our club three years ago we have been looking at the possibility of buying a new club ship. We are looking at the ASK21 and the DG1001. Funding has always been difficult, in this small start up environment it is almost impossible to obtain the amount of monies necessary to pull the trigger on a purchase as large as a new club two place glider. We have avoided trying to finance such a ship, but recently a couple of individuals have been put into the position as to where they will be making a large donation that will go directly to our 501-c3 for youth soaring. The generosity of these two individuals will be greatly appreciated. I will keep you informed as the details become more specific. Bob

Bob,

This will go against the grain and probably elicit criticism but for purposes of building the ideal club fleet, I wholeheartedly endorse two-seat DG's especially the DG-1001 Club Neo version (fixed gear). The handling characteristics of the DG505 in 18M configuration is comparable to the ASK-21. The added performance you get when you put on the 20M tips (over 40:1) makes it a super ship to provide mentoring and/or dual cross-country flight instruction. This is not a knock on the ASK-21 (I liked a few of the ergonomic changes made in the ASK-21B), but if you're considering a new purchase there's no question in my mind which ship to buy. Ifyou find its too price, I would suggest finding yourself a used DG-505 (call John Neel).

- Chris Schrader