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Sailplane Buyer's Guide?
The Johnson reports give a complete if not up to date review of some
"practical" sailplanes. My Reality Rob At 07:25 03 August 2009, Al wrote: On Aug 2, 7:49=A0pm, Guy wrote: Actually, ETA. Red trim. Bright red corinthian leather interior. Mirror tint to canopy. Solar panels in fuse to supply avionics. Full IFR with CleanNav. Small frig to supply cool drinks during flight. Pee system that does not contaminate airframe. Cobra trailer with self rigging system. Self launch system that is actually/really/confirmably/proven to be/ reliable without an hour of fussing before each flight. My dream. Guy "DDS" You gotta drill a lot more heads to get one of those Guy Al |
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Guy wrote:
Actually, ETA. Red trim. Bright red corinthian leather interior. You, sir, have obviously never gotten into a car with leather seats that's been sitting out in the summer sun for a while :-) . An experience you're not likely to forget for a while. Tony LS6-b "6N" |
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On Sun, 2 Aug 2009 19:35:52 -0700 (PDT), Darryl Ramm
wrote: Gee Eric if it is dreaming, that's easy. Dreaming cuts out all the practical options and moves you straight to... Single Seat: Schleicher ASG-29 Two Seater: Shempp-Hirth Arcus (I'm willing to bet they get this right) Open Class: Schleicher ASH-30/30Mi Motorglider: Schleicher ASH-31Mi or Antares 20E (if the 20E climb/ range will fit your flight profile). You are unlikely to find any disagreement on these on r.a.s., and the hardest problem should be picking the panel layouts and trim colors. .... not to mention the PW-5. Andreas Bye Andreas |
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Tony,
A believe an ETA comes with your choice of an umbrella girl or umbrella boy as standard equipment. No worries. Guy |
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On Aug 5, 6:33*am, Andreas Maurer wrote:
On Sun, 2 Aug 2009 19:35:52 -0700 (PDT), Darryl Ramm wrote: Gee Eric if it is dreaming, that's easy. Dreaming cuts out all the practical options and moves you straight to... Single Seat: Schleicher ASG-29 Two Seater: Shempp-Hirth Arcus (I'm willing to bet they get this right) Open Class: Schleicher ASH-30/30Mi Motorglider: Schleicher ASH-31Mi or Antares 20E (if the 20E climb/ range will fit your flight profile). You are unlikely to find any disagreement on these on r.a.s., and the hardest problem should be picking the panel layouts and trim colors. ... not to mention the PW-5. Andreas Bye Andreas Eric said he was dreaming, not having a nightmare about flying a pregnant guppy. :-) Darryl |
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Sailplane Buyer's Guide?
Best quote I ever heard about the PW5 came from Terry Delore...
"Flying a PW5 is like masturbating with a cheese grater- vaguely amusing but mostly very unplesant." Terry Delore |
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On Aug 5, 3:54*pm, KevinFinke wrote:
Best quote I ever heard about the PW5 came from Terry Delore... * * * * *"Flying a PW5 is like masturbating with a cheese grater- vaguely amusing but mostly very unplesant." Terry Delore That may be more about Terry's personal experiments than we want to know. But now the secret is out everybody is going to want to try. I do hear both Cumulus Soaring and Wings and Wheels will be stocking cheese grater "pilot supplies". Lets hope for a detailed product comparison web page from Paul Remde. Darryl |
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On Aug 5, 6:33*am, Andreas Maurer wrote:
On Sun, 2 Aug 2009 19:35:52 -0700 (PDT), Darryl Ramm wrote: Gee Eric if it is dreaming, that's easy. Dreaming cuts out all the practical options and moves you straight to... Single Seat: Schleicher ASG-29 Two Seater: Shempp-Hirth Arcus (I'm willing to bet they get this right) Open Class: Schleicher ASH-30/30Mi Motorglider: Schleicher ASH-31Mi or Antares 20E (if the 20E climb/ range will fit your flight profile). You are unlikely to find any disagreement on these on r.a.s., and the hardest problem should be picking the panel layouts and trim colors. ... not to mention the PW-5. Andreas Bye Andreas Oh no you didnt...WHY Andreas WHY!! |
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Darryl Ramm wrote:
On Aug 2, 12:24 pm, Itsaplane wrote: I've often found myself wishing for a Sailplane Buyer's Guide (hey, I can dream can't I?). It would compare manufactures, models, flapped vs. non-flapped, comparitive polars, pilot satisfaction scores, flight reviews, safety track record, etc., etc. The closest resources I've found a - Sailplane Directoery (http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/ndxtype.htm#D ) - manufacture's websites - the occaisional Soaring magazine article but nothing really comprehensive. Anything I'm missing? Eric Gee Eric if it is dreaming, that's easy. Dreaming cuts out all the practical options and moves you straight to... Single Seat: Schleicher ASG-29 The JS-1 seems to be doing pretty well. It just won the 18M Nationals in the UK. I believe it has placed first in 5 of the 6 nationals it has flown. Managed a 3rd in the other national. Two Seater: Shempp-Hirth Arcus (I'm willing to bet they get this right) Open Class: Schleicher ASH-30/30Mi Motorglider: Schleicher ASH-31Mi or Antares 20E (if the 20E climb/ range will fit your flight profile). You are unlikely to find any disagreement on these on r.a.s., and the hardest problem should be picking the panel layouts and trim colors. Darryl |
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