On Aug 15, 10:26 pm, Dan G wrote:
On Aug 15, 8:13 pm, Tom Gardner wrote:

The K13s benefits do have to be "explained" to adult trial flighters
and potential
members; the DG505 doesn't have that image problem. The club is
solving
that by ordering a couple of PW-6Us to replace a couple of the K13s.

Aston Down.

Just so, but the actual club is, of course, only of passing
relevance in this thread.

At first I thought they were mad, as they charge quite
steep fees, but then thought about it some more and read about
Lasham's experiences with the DG1000s

I'll leave that judgement to history and to those that
are more experienced than I am

All I'll say is that flying the Lasham DG1000 on my second
day (flights 5-7 was delightful, particularly the aerotow to
1000' above the Cu cloudbase followed by surfing the suds.
OTOH, acting as ballast in a K13 for an impromptu 60 min
"joyride" on flight 4 was also eye-opening.

Both K13s and DGxxxs are delightful; it is what you do
with them that creates the indelible memories. Plus, of
course, the flavour of the club and its members.

But, to return to the thread; as I intimated, I suspect the
rollercoaster of a winch launch is a better way of getting
kids hooked than a rather sedate aerotow.

tom gardner