On Jun 4, 1:53*pm, Andy wrote:
On Jun 4, 6:27*am, Andreas Maurer wrote:

As long as the IAS is below VA (in other words: in the green range of
the airspeed indicator), no control input at all can damage the glider

Are you sure about that? *It was my understanding the Va is never
marked in the ASI and that the top of the green arc is the maximum
operating speed in rough air. Va may be lower than that.

Andy

andy - that is correct