John Scott wrote:
I'm not for or against the PW-5. However, a quick check of aircraft
registration shows 64 in the US. Given the low volumes of most
glider
models, I'd think this tends to refute the statement "no body buys
them".


64 kind of pathetic for a "world class" design which was predicted to
have a production run in the thousands. And sales are even worse in
Europe, where soaring performance is more highly valued in a glider.