On Nov 2, 7:15 am, Waduino wrote:

Am I being silly in putting automatic connection so high on my list?
It just seems sensible to me and perhaps something that would make the
ship more marketable when I decide to move on or out in a few years.

I would not turn down a glider that met my needs because if had manual
control connections. However I would never fly a glider with manual
connections that were not safetied.

I used safety pins on my ASW19b. They hung in the cockpit when the
glider was not assembled and were in view if I was stupid enough, or
distracted enough, to get in with out fitting them. Yes I know its
still possible to screw up but controls have failed on gliders with
automatic connection too. Use safeties and always do a positive
control check and the risks of manual hook ups are acceptable in my
opinion.


Andy