What sweet memories. As a low time glider pilot, my few flights in a a
1-35 hooked me on flaps. They are a bit different, not necessarily
better, but certainly not dangerous. And the 1-35 is a sweet example.

So my first owned sailplane was a PIK20b. Great ship too. Once one
learned to wind up the flaps while flaring, it could be landed on a
dime. But the path to learning that technique was paved with PIOs
(think rubbing you tummy while patting you head expressed in pitch).

Thanks for the memories...

Jack wrote:

I shouild tell you that 128 of my 220 hours in sailplanes are in a
1-35, with another 12 in my PIK-20B. It's as easy to fly as a 1-26, in
my opinion, and we regularly let solo students go in those. My first
flight in the 1-35 came when I had 27 total hours in my log book. I had
mentioned liking the looks of the ship and a desire to fly it. I had
also mentioned my fear of the ship, fostered by comments of some that
had flown it... and those FLAPS... egad!!! Those flaps!!!