On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:22:53 -0800, Eric Greenwell
wrote:


I'm under the opposite impression! I found it very forgiving. My
personal experience is 1500 hours in an ASW 20C and never a stall, spin,
or even an incipient spin that wasn't intentional. That's with the CG
about 75% of the range.

The 20 is very sensitive to the leading edge radius of the outer wing
panels.
When I refinished the 20 of my club I made the leading edge a little
sharper - the 20 gained A LOT performance (suddenly it could keep up
with the latest LS-6 and outran the ASW-27 at speeds over 100 kts),
but got significantly less forgiving if it was stalled with flap
setting 4.

I'd say that each 20 flies a little different - the 20 is incredibly
sensitive to the slightest airfoil variation.

Two years ago I flew a 20C that was incredibly docile - I coluld
easily thermal it at 41 kts with flaps 4 - the 20 of my club would
have already spun at that speed...



Andreas