bern, seems a bit like your talking about a one design race. top German pilots not flying a German plane, I suspect not.
statistics, statistics, statistics and damn lies, it's always in the context! Richard (also in sales) > On 25 Aug 2015, at 12:30 pm, aus-soaring-requ...@lists.internode.on.net wrote: > > Send Aus-soaring mailing list submissions to > aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > aus-soaring-requ...@lists.internode.on.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > aus-soaring-ow...@lists.internode.on.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Aus-soaring digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Bohli Compass - Wanted (Shaun McLaughlin) > 2. Re: German Nationals (Future Aviation Pty. Ltd.) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:11:54 +0100 > From: Shaun McLaughlin <shaunm...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Aus-soaring] Bohli Compass - Wanted > To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > Message-ID: > <caejqvmempaf2bq_vjsnsezxceyegyzgozaz3uk8gg03-bmo...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello, > > I will shortly be shipping my glider Australia (permanently) so would like > to swap my Northern Hemisphere Bohli compass for the Southern Hemisphere > version. > > Does anyone have one they would be willing to sell? > > Thanks, > Shaun > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/private/aus-soaring/attachments/20150824/01ea8f41/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 09:09:21 +0930 > From: "Future Aviation Pty. Ltd." <ec...@internode.on.net> > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] German Nationals > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." > <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> > Message-ID: <45c41313-199a-4079-9e45-52c77aefd...@internode.on.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Cee > > Yes, I?m happy to admit that the Duo did dominate its class for years but it > is equally fair to > say that this was due to other manufacturers not producing a 20 m glider at > the time. The > DG 1000 came on the market seven (7) years later and Schleicher has never > produced an > unflapped 20 m two-seater. > > The same can be said for the Arcus. I have flown it extensively and it is > undoubtedly a good > glider but please keep in mind that it also enjoyed a total monopoly for six > (6) long years. > Now the ASG 32 is on the market and if early competition results are anything > to go by its > market dominance will also disappear. I toured the Schleicher factory less > than 3 months > ago and all I could see was ASG 32s in various stages of production. > > Let?s look at the early days of 18m class now. At the time the only aircraft > designed for the > competition scene was the Ventus 2. Competition results were impressive > because DG and > Schleicher focused on the recreational pilot and developed self launching > gliders, namely > the DG 800 and the ASH 26E. They were produced in large quantities but their > high empty > weight and their limited range of wing loadings excluded them from the > competition scene > right from the beginning. > > What I?m trying to say is that dominating a class is easy when you haven?t > got competitors. > I hope you will admit that the ASG 29 dominance isn't due to the lack of > other gliders in its > class. > > Kind regards > > Bernard > > > > >> On 24 Aug 2015, at 10:20 pm, Cee Kay <fibremi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> You will have to admit that the Duo Discus has dominated its class very >> clearly, over time, so I disagree with your statement. >> >> Chris >> >> On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 6:51 PM, Future Aviation Pty. Ltd. >> <ec...@internode.on.net <mailto:ec...@internode.on.net>> wrote: >> Good evening all >> >> While talking to Schleicher just a few minutes ago I learned that the first >> 10 (ten) places at the >> German Nationals went to ASG 29 pilots. In France the results were similar >> but only the first >> 8 (eight) places were taken by ASG 29 pilots. >> >> If my information is correct, no other glider has ever dominated its class >> as clearly as the ASG 29. >> >> Sorry, Adam - it just had to be said!!! >> >> Kind regards to all. >> >> Bernard Eckey >> Future Aviation Pty. 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