What glider if not a Speed Astir?

Mark James Boyd wrote:
An ASW-20 has flaps, spoilers, and retract gear.
One can simulate gear with a little gear knob
with lights found at Sporty's.
Maybe fly around with the gear down all the time for
a half-dozen, just using the "simulator?"
And have your partners check to see if the gear
lever is down for landing (you owe them a round
if it ain't

The real problem for a low time pilot in an ASW-20 isn't complexity. If
you put a typical 20 in thermal or landing flap and get a little slow in
a turn, it will do a nice spin entry, with a lot less warning and in a
more spectacular fashion than most low time pilots are used to. It
isn't an issue if you have enough experience to know reflexively what to
do, but for those who have trained in and only flown gliders which are
reluctant to spin, there are safer choices...

Marc