On Nov 9, 5:26*am, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Nov 5, 2:51*pm, Z1 wrote:

Does anyone have an idea of costs on a engine reuild / new engine for:

*DG800/Ventus vs ASH26E

Ignore these guys !
The real answer is:
"If you have to ask..."

Contact me for info about a motorglider
with less likelihood of needing engine rebuild ;-)

Best Regards, Dave "YO electric"

PS: Latest Antares 20E owner in USA just put his
glider away for the winter. He received the glider
in June 2009, and has already flown it 475 hours
(including winning a couple days at the Sports Nats).
Only required maintenance ?
Pause, Ready, drum-roll...

Add air to the tires.

And what does a full set of new batteries cost?

Cruise range?

Price new?

If I see somebody with his head inside his electric glider saying
something about "bad cells", rebalancing blah blah blah what does that
mean?

All motorgliders have operational issues/limitations and all involve
more maintenance than conventional gliders and I hope all purchasers
go into this with their eyes open.

Now don't get me wrong, I am happy to spend weeks test flying an
Antares and provide feedback - I won't even charge for my time.

Darryl