Kevin,
I believe you are correct that the FES is not available at Schleicher. Today it is available for the: LAK-17b, SH Discus 2cxa, the new Discus 3, the HPH 304S, Silent 2 Electro and Albastar has an FES on a 13.5 meter glider.
Thx - Renny
(LAK-17b FES Owner)


On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 10:15:06 AM UTC-6, Kevin Neave wrote:
The FES option for Schleicher gliders is news!

There was no mention of it at Aero a few weeks ago

(Sorry for drifting off topic)

KN

At 14:27 14 May 2015, Sean Fidler wrote:
As for the Lak17b, I still believe that it is a really outstanding
option.
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Now
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Schliecher and Schemp Hiirth gliders are starting to deliver FES
equipped
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gliders I can only hope more serious attention be given to this issue.
It
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has been nearly 2 years since I brought this up (still nothing has
changed
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I believe). Sorry for the rant, back to the Lak17b. The Lak17b also has
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5m tips! So you can have a 15m, 18m, Open (21m) and FES glider all in
one
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(and a 13.5 I believe!!!).