I think it a good bet that the differences in pilot skill, fitness and
preparation will count for much more than the differences in capability
of the designs, especially in this class where much new development work
has taken place in recent times.
As to who chooses what, I am sure that (as with all sporting equipment
manufacturers) each factory will be keen to ensure that the best pilots
are flying their gliders. The deals that are done, with teams or
individuals, may not be exactly the same deals available on the website
to the general public.
It would be very refreshing to see some of the local agents honestly
praising their opposition for a job well done and a good glider well
flown. Recover from the spin.
Cheers
/Tim/
/tra dire e fare c'รจ mezzo il mare/
On 17/08/2011 2:13, Future Aviation wrote:
Hi Ron
That may be so but I have it on equally good authority that Schleicher
sold another eleven ASG 29 in just under six weeks.
It seems that the gliding world is rapidly waking up. I hasten to add
that the Australian competition scene proved to be clearly a step ahead
of the rest.
Kind regards
Bernard
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Sanders
Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2011 8:26 AM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Ventus 2's
I have it on very good authority that the French team has just ordered a
JS1!!
Regards, Ron
On 17 August 2011 00:29, Future Aviation<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Tom
Your e-mail prompted me to look at the results of the pre-worlds in
Uvalde, USA.
Bruce did exceptionally well. Apparently he flew an ASG 29 and managed
to win six days out of eight.
Later today I will write to him and congratulate him on the effort. I
assume he has decided to fly an ASG 29 again at the world comps next
year. Am I guessing correctly?
If my information is correct the German national team has also made
the switch from the Ventus 2 to the ASG 29. Feel free to have a look
at the results of the German nationals (and the other nationals in
Europe for that matter).
Kind regards
Bernard
________________________________
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tom
claffey
Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2011 12:33 AM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Ventus 2's
Yep, the Dwarf model Schemp is the machine of choice for 15M in crap
conditions!
After spending 3 weeks in a V2B I have a lot of respect for them,
however for numerous reasons there is NFW I would trade my 29 for one!
The 29 owners flew 18M so not many to compare. How many V2 -15s in Aus?
I would like to try a 29 in 15M, however that class is dead in
Australia for new gliders - 18M is the way to go!
Bernard may be happy with Bruce's choice of glider for Uvalde next
year! ;] Tom ________________________________
From: Adam Woolley<[email protected]>
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
<[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, 16 August 2011 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Ventus 2's
The e-mail I sent was literally meant to be a cheeky one, knew it'd
cause a stir amongst readers. As I saw it, the comment to not to
bother with the other classes basically meant - that most would,&
they'd see the full picture..
I noticed that the AS gliders were the machine of choice in 18m, they
sure are a great machine! I just didn't want to admit it :)
Safe Circles,
WPP
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On 2011-08-16 10:50:38 +0000 Future Aviation<[email protected]>
wrote:
Hi Adam
Contrary to your advice I did check out the results of ther other
classes.
Since you elected
to focus on 15 Meter class I have taken the liberty to bring up the
18 Meter results.
a) The first two places went to ASG 29 Pilots
b) There were six ASG 29 amongst the first 10 placegetters
c) The very first V2 (flown by an ex world champion) finished only in
10th place.
I ask all the others for forgiveness for bothering them with this
trivial bit of news. It would not have been necessary if a slightly
more balanced style of reporting had been applied in the first place.
Kind regards to all
Bernard
PS: Apparently the ASH 30 prototype left a very good impression.
Starting the engine
when almost everyone else got home (and getting 48 points for
the
effort) did not
see it on the podium but the feedback from the pilots and
fellow competitors was
overwhelmingly positive.
_____
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adam
Woolley
Sent: Tuesday, 16 August 2011 9:28 AM
To: AUS Soaring
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Ventus 2's
http://www.soaringspot.com/lsf_egc2011/results/15-meter/total/day10.h
tml
Mmmm, Ventus 2's !!
Don't worry about checking out the other classes, not important this
time around :)
Safe Circles,
WPP
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