At 02:24 04 November 2006, wrote:
Why would a buyer who is putting up 120K plus be biased?

Hmm, for starters he/she may feel for that much dough...they
made the right decision. Sorta like the process you
are taking. However every ship and every pilot is
different...so the subjectivity of this subject makes
it far from a black-and-white issue. What if you decide
after hours and hours of analysis...that the Ventus
is better?

And some day during a side-by-side glide, the 29 goes
by you?

Or vice-versa. No 2 ships come out of the factory
the same, and every pilot has there own nuances that
may fit one ship better. Plus the fact you are dealing
with a verrrrrrrrrrry small data-base.
How many pilots have flown both? With identical conditions
and telemetry to tell them the actual performance?


So assuming this is not a troll, my suggestion would
be...for the money you are spending...go visit both
factories, at minimum sit in the glider, preferably
fly both....many flights in different conditions, of
course this not being practical.

If you or the hubby are the engineering type....the
solution you are looking for does not exist...you will
not get empirical data to give you a definitive answer.