At 12:46 07 August 2019, wrote:

My sense, from talking to a number of FES users, is that The major
benefit is search for lift, not just climb out at high power for the save.


Yes, that's probably fair. But the result is a higher decision height than

with a jet. You probably don't want to be wandering around looking
for lift at 500ft.

And there are times when you're trying to get home under a dead sky
- there isn't lift. At that point, the FES has quite a lot less range than

the jet if you have to climb too.

One of the reasons I chose a jet in the first place was the low decision
height, having had a couple of 500 ft saves.

At the time, the FES wasn't available. But given the same choice
again, I think I'd take my jet over a FES.

Paul