Dear Bruce:

The Quintus is NOT alive and well, if it was I would have one on order! The reason the Quintus is not alive is part of the reason I would not buy a JS-1. While I think the JS-1 is absolutely beautiful, I know it goes like stink and it has plenty of original thought, just like the aircraft from Lange Aviation. However, with only one model and not a lot of experience, i.e.. years an years, of building gliders, I am happy to let others put their money into the new manufacturers, I will stay with the "Older Boys', Schleicher and Schempp. The JS-1 had poorly design rudder cable fixtures, leading to a crash, what else is not as it should be?

On another note, those claiming a 55/1 L/D on the new V3, this is from a company that says it will no longer publish polars? Schempp has a long history of building winners, and I am sure the new ventus will be another one, however it has not even flown. To get 55 L/D would be a very large advance in technology. If you order a new ventus you will be waiting at least several years and in truth we do not know how well it flies. What if it is only as good as an ASG-29?