On Monday, 12 October 2020 at 20:40:52 UTC+3, Ramy wrote:
The price tag of close to 200K for a new self launcher does not surprise me as I don’t think you can’t find much cheaper for any new motorglider?
What surprises me is the expectation that the 34 will not perform as well as the top standard class such as LS8 and Discus 2 and is marketed as a club glider. After all the claim of 48:1 glide ratio is as high as you can expect from a non flap ship, which is not bad. So why do you expect it will not perform as well?
I wonder why they don’t offer the same option in the 33?
I would like to hear thoughts on it.
As for why I did not switch to a motorglider myself so far, part of it is enjoying the “pure” and adventure aspect of pure gliders, part is that in the places I fly and with the support I have, pure gliders worked well for me, part is shying away from complexity, maintainace and extra cost. But I am getting older, and electric solution appeal the most to me, but I haven’t found the silver lining I am looking for so far.

Ramy

To be totally honest, pilots who contemplate over performance differences between LS8-18, D2c and AS34 are not going to fly a mile longer or knot faster with any of these types, or with LS4 for that matter. We are talking about gliders that are sold to sunday afternoon pilots doing 99% of the time few hour pleasure flights. Who cares if one of these is 0.001% better and 81..3 knot "speed range" than other?

If you want a glider that goes, you need to look at 18m racers such as V3, JS3 or AS33.