50+:1 15m sailplanes

Kirk Stant wrote:

The whole Sparrowhawk thing scares me to death! When I'm bashing
around at 130 knots, I want my glider to have a certain structural
authority!

Why do you think the SparrowHawk doesn't have "structural authority"?

Same thing when landing on some strange desert airstrip
for the first time.

Are you suggesting that the 15 meter LS-6 you fly would be easier to
land safely than the 11 meter SparrowHawk? Why would that be? Besides
being a lot smaller span (an asset when landing out, I think), the
SparrowHawk I flew landed slower than the 15 meter gliders I've flown.

And don't get me started on the whole unregulated
ultralight glider thing!!!
IMPORTANT SAFETY TIP FOR ANY NON-LICENCED
"PILOT" DROOLING OVER A SPARROWHAWK BROCHU Get the training, take
the damn test, get a licence,

Excellent advice, and echos what SparrowHawk people recommend.

and fly a real glider

I beg your pardon, but what isn't "real" about the SparrowHawk? From the
FAA registration database:

N-number : N40437
Aircraft Serial Number : 004
Aircraft Manufacturer : COLE GREGORY M
Model : SPARROW HAWK
Aircraft Year :
Owner Name : COLE GREGORY M
Owner Address : 2988 NE ROCKCHUCK DR
BEND, OR, 97701-6515
Type of Owner : Individual
Registration Date : 12-Jun-2003
Airworthiness Certificate Type : Not Specified


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