On Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:44:05 +0000, Don Johnstone wrote:

Sorry to disagree in a way. Many people do their first solo in either an
ASW21 or Grob103, both could be described as fairly slippery compared to
the old wood and metal.

I agree with what you're saying, but question whether it is relevant to
the OP. He only has time in a 2-33 so far with the intention of
transitioning to 1-36 later this year after a little more 2-33 time and
then, when he's comfortable in the 1-36, moving onto flapped glass.

In UK terms that is pretty close to moving from a T.21b to an ASW-20 or
LS-6 via an SZD-30 Pirat: the 1-36 flies with similar speeds and glide
ratio to the Pirat but is probably draggier since it is lighter than a
Pirat (215kg vs 260 kg empty).

Disclaimer: I've only flown a 2-33 and a T.21b. I haven't flown a 1-36 or
a Pirat. All the above comparisons were made using numbers from the
Sailplane Directory.


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