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Best Overall Motorglider available today?
Dave Walsh wrote on 9/24/2020 5:11 AM:
You won't need tow planes or winches when everyone has an electric self launch: everyone just has to get a lot richer. It's not a problem, our politicians have it all under control, look at how well we Europeans are doing with Brexit & Covid..... And, yes, it's raining. There is an alternative to getting a lot richer: clubs and partnerships. With just two people in a partnership, your purchase cost is one half, and you no longer have to support a tow plane or pay tow fees. If you can fly near your home, you can avoid travel and motel costs, too. The partners can fly whenever their schedule and the weather permit, and even take advantage of marginal soaring conditions without the inconvenience or expense of a retrieve, so the utilization of the glider is higher than a towed glider. So, instead of "a lot richer", you only have to be "modestly richer", and with three owners of a glider, maybe not even richer at all, especially as the used market for FES gliders increases in the next few years. A club might find an FES glider a good value, particularly if they want to encourage cross-country soaring. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) - "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation" https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1 |
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