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Old March 15th 04, 01:46 PM
cernauta
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Jon Meyer wrote:

I cannot understand
the mentality of people who would rather fork out £20k+
for a sailplane with the performance only slightly
better than a K6e when they could get a second hand
LS4 or ASW20 for the same or less money!


While I agree that LS4 for the world class might have been the best
solution (provided production plans were made available to any builder
anywhere in the world), there are many countries mostly outside Europe
where good, used gliders are not available today, and importing from
Europe is not economical because of huge taxes and duties.

The PW5 isn't an appealing glider, but it's today the only
certificated glider you can build anywhere in the world. We must think
world-wise if we want to create an opportunity for development of the
sport.

Aldo Cernezzi