Nicholas Kennedy wrote on 2/7/2021 8:10 AM:
I've been to the Parowan Motor Glider meet and let me tell you there's a lot of wrenching and the conversations generally steers toward the engine and issues with it.
If I was a ORWG I'd probably own a ASH 25E but I'm not.
Nick
The Parowan Motor Glider meet's biggest problem has always been getting a towplane and towpilot
for the ten towed gliders we invite each year. Getting enough towplanes and towpilots for 40
glider (normal camp size) would be far harder.

As for wrenching, my experience as part owner of a towplane included considerable wrenching
while operating it. I lost many soaring days over years because the towplane was "down"
(mechanically or lack of pilot), or suffered long lines, waiting for the remaining tow
plane(s). In 26 years of using my motorglider, I've only lost 3 or 4 days because of engine
problems.

Again: if you can get a tow where and when you want, self-launchers are a waste of time and
money. They are not good solution for many people, as the strong sales of powered gliders
indicates.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1