On Jan 8, 8:50 am, "
wrote:
Not a bird of the same flock, but how about a Pilatus B4 ? Goes for
around 16K +/- Metal ship, lots of fun, and you can leave it tied
out.
Doug

Doug -

Thanks, but my Russia is no trouble at all to rig; so a metal glider I
can tie out isn't a compelling argument to me. Also, it has a similar
sink-rate and almost the same glide. If I'm going to pay the taxes
and fees to switch gliders, I really want around 38:1 or better, as I
feel that performance jump would justify the expenditure. An increase
of only 2 or 3 points in glide over my AC-4 is not enough.

Someone suggested a used 13m Apis (36:1), and that is tempting. We
already have 2 locally and they do quite well. Its right on the
bubble in terms of the amount of performance I want; but sadly I think
the limited availability plus the high cost of a new one (again with
the damn weak dollar) will push the sales price of a used Apis 13m out
of my budget anyways.

Take care,

--Noel