On Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 2:00:05 PM UTC+13, George Haeh wrote:
The PW-5 lawn darts over 50 kt. It takes a
bunch of work to go places, but the thing
has a nose for thermals.

I've flown one or two hours in PW5, and even a few 250 or 300 km flights. It's worth flying 60 or 65 knots between thermals, but yes serious lawn dart by 80 knots (500 fpm down, 16:1)


Pulling up the wheels might flatten the polar.

Doubt it. It's the very thick wings hurt it at speed. Personal experience says Januses and DG1000 Clubs both go just fine at 100 knots with the wheel hanging out.