On Friday, May 16, 2014 9:49:22 AM UTC+12, wrote:
On Thursday, May 15, 2014 11:09:47 AM UTC-5, wrote:
I am a very new ASW-20 user (first flight yesterday) I am looking for any advice for the glider such as:
Speeds to cruise/climb,
I am most interested in speeds to fly, I think in general I always fly a bit slow, I also realise that there is no definitive answer, but a range for different conditions would be useful.

Speeds: I suggest you read up under "McCready Theory" and apply it to the polar that is in your Flight Manual.

Does there exist today a 20 without the polar calculations built into some electronic gizmo .. or at least a McCready ring on the vario?

The more interesting question is what to set it to.

I know a national champion, Worlds contestant, and multiple record holder who says that in his Discus he always sets the speed to fly for 1 knot of lift. Unless the average lift is better than 10 knots. Then he sets it to 2 knots.

Flying slow costs very little time as long as you're not flying McCready 0 or slower. And you'll land out a lot less.