Some questions about DG600

On Thursday, July 8, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Sergi wrote:
Hi everybody.

I am considering to sell my PEGASE 101 and to buy the self-launching
sailplane DG600 M of a friend. I think this is a beautiful glider with a
very good performances (with 18m better), but somebody has told me that
DG600 doesn´t have a good stall, it has a difficult stall recovery.
Please help me. Is this true? Is it hard to fly? Is it a glider for advanced
pilots?

Thank you.
The DG 600 is known for having bad stall characteristics and will break into a spin very easily. Also it is known its performance degrades significantly in rain with a higher stall speed. Definitely not a glider for a pilot with minimal experience. Its vintage will also require an annual payment to DG for technical support including buying parts. There is a reason it was built in such limited numbers.

As said the DG 800 is a completely different experience, very forgiving and handles rain very well. I have been flying the 800 now for over 7 years and trust its great design in the most challenging conditions.

Buzz Graves
Sergi Valls

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