Captain Fraidy-Cat Has a Question

Ah, well. The 2-33 was designed back when Americans
were still pretty.*









*Avg male weight 170lbs; avg. female 125.


At 20:54 12 July 2006, Kirk.Stant wrote:
Wow - a glider who's main attractions a
1. it's great to crash in
2. It'll fit you if you are anorexic and/or 16
3. It'll make you appreciate 'old school' aerodynamics
and ergonomics
4. It's cheap, nasty, but available (wonder why?)

If retro is your thing, then have at em and enjoy!
And they are OK for
rides (easy to get in and out of the front seat) and
pumpkin drops (big
opening side window in the back). But I think it is
a shame to still
be using 2-33s for training when there are so many
better (and safer)
alternatives. And I'm convinced that we lose a lot
of new glider
pilots after they get tired of wrestling the local
club or FBO 2-33
around the sky for a few seasons.

I guess the argument can be made that after a 2-33,
any glider seems
like glass - even a Blanik!

And 500 hours in the darn things (mostly in the backseat,
fortunately)
hasn't done anything to change my opinion about them.

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