On Monday, January 23, 2017 at 4:29:51 AM UTC+3, Papa3 wrote:
We used to have a KR-03 in the fleet where I did commercial rides. VNE is (from memory) not much over 100kts. Very easy to exceed that in any sort of botched maneuver. I did some dual aerobatic instruction in a Blanik L-13AC, which was actually quite nice. Better roll rate than the Grob 103 and a relatively decent VNE. Spins nicely.

Yes, Blaniks are very manoeuvrable. We did a lot of aero in them back in the 80s. I'd be more worried now about whether they are as strong as they should be! They're pretty draggy and will lose energy and height quicker than the glass gliders. But on the other hand you've got to work REALLY hard to get them to 135 knots! Seriously nose down. And the brakes limit you to about 120 knots even in a vertical dive.