On Friday, April 24, 2020 at 1:26:19 AM UTC-4, krasw wrote:
ASK 21 is a bear to fly and hugely overrated. It's only pros are it's ability to not spin and perfectly balanced main wheel location for great ground handling. Why not buy a glider that is actually fun to fly and performs for the same money?

My folks did not get the message that they are not having fun in the '21.
We fly it XC and in contests.
Schleicher has built over 900 and still has a good backlog. It is very hard to find one used in the US because nobody wants to give them up.
I don't agree that it is a bear to fly. Most people pick it up pretty quickly.
UH/K21