5Z wrote:

On Oct 28, 8:09 pm, Stewart Kissel
wrote:
Or put another way...
a new selflauncher=towplane, 10 year old glider and hangar?

Unfortunately, the dollar is doing poorly against the euro... I hear a
new ASH-26E ready to fly with instruments and Cobra trailer is pushing
$200K. Just the trailer will buy a decent used sailplane...

But, in the last 22 years, I've owned 2 other sailplanes, and was able
to sell each for the same amount as I had originally paid. So the real
cost of owning such a ship is pretty much insurance and maintenance, as
the purchase price can generally be recoveredduring the sale of the
ship.

If you don't require a 50:1, 18 meter self-launcher, but could be happy
with a 40:1 15 meter self-launcher, take a look at the Apis and Silent
offerings, which were under $100K the last time I looked. For a two
seater, the Taurus looks attractive, but it's more money (not $200K
though!).


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"Transponders in Sailplanes" on the Soaring Safety Foundation website
www.soaringsafety.org/prevention/articles.html

"A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org