On Monday, March 8, 2021 at 1:33:30 PM UTC-8, wrote:
Hello fellow glider pilots,

So I am thinking about putting together a glider which could be used for this kind of flying and have been thinking about a SGS 1-34. A number of the older pilots out of KIYK have flown the Sierra wave in this model; the Boulder club used this model for its high altitude flying.

I am curious what you folks think of this plan? Is there a better ship to consider? Metrics I think are important to consider: known behavior at high altitudes, room for oxygen equipment, ease of access of mechanical control circuits, robustness (forces in rotor can be large), cost of glider, cost to maintain.

Given what I have read, the 1-34 seems to satisfy these criteria with the added benefit that it could be left assembled at the airfield. Terminal velocity dive brakes are an advantage for the 1-34.

Is there anything I am missing? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Keith
N303DG

BASA had N7632 sn 12 for many years, took it to wave camp at Minden every wave season. I thought the best feature for wave soaring was the dive brakes. You could deploy them at nearly any velocity and point the nose down. Strong ship. That glider is in Prescott, AZ now, I believe.