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Discus verus Discus 2, LS8, ASW 28
"Mike the Strike" wrote in message oups.com... The Discus 2 and ASW 28 are essentiall identical in performance, followed by the LS-8 and finally original Discus. Check the handicaps! Everyone agrees that the Discus 2 is the prettiest, though, although I am biased! Mike Not sure which list you are looking at WA but the Discus 2B (your glider) handicap is 0.926 and the handicap is for the ASW-28 and LS-8 is 0.925. I would call those identical for all practical purposes. Whether you believe those or not I would guess that all that have flown them in or against them in competition think that they are all within a percentage point of performance....much less than being able to tell due to pilot variability. Check http://www.ssa.org/members/contestreports/scoring.asp for the handicap list. Having said that I do think that the Discus 2 has slightly better high speed performance but once again a barely perceptable difference. I really dislike the ergonomics or lack thereof in the Discus.....I can barely raise of lower the gear and have heard that complaint from pilots of all sizes (I'm 5' 10"). The LS-8 gear is the easiest to operate of any sailplane I've flown. The visibility is also far better in the LS-8....I can easily see my tail. I can also turn my oxygen on or off during flight. Now re "prettiest" I do think that the Discus is nice but beauty is in the eye of the beholder and at least for me I would fly a pig if it had better performance or better ergonomics! Final line is that you can't go wrong with any of those choices. Casey Lenox KC Phoenix (in Mike's club or what's left of it ;-) |
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