Letters Asking to Buy My Glider

I used to own a DG-100 and thought it very nice flying ship. The only
thing I didn't really like was the two piece canopy. I did my diamond
goal/gold distance in it and averaged almost 100 kph without trying too
hard, and that was dry. I had to sell it in the mid 90's and since
flew an ASW-20 for a while and a Ventus B for a few flights one year.
The 20 and Ventus were very good gliders and fast but when I was able
to buy another glider I wanted a DG-202 or a DG-101G and sent some
letters and emails. No one was selling but I ended up with a new
friend out of sending the letters.

After a year or so I ended up with a DG-300 and am very happy with it.
The previous owner had winglets installed. It will probably climb in a
gopher fart (with the air vent closed). The 101G is a good value in
the low to mid 20's but the trailers can be a crap shoot. The 300 is
an awfully nice glider and maybe better value. I've also flown a 303
acro once and from what I remember it wasn't much different than the
300.




On Nov 28, 11:53 am, Marc Ramsey wrote:
ContestID67 wrote:
I am thinking of moving up to a DG-300 or DG-303 (winglets!) and wonder
if it also holds its value as the DG-101 does?300, yes, they have held their value pretty consistently over the past
decade or so. The 303 is a bit more complicated, as it is in the price
territory of perceived "better" standard class gliders like earlier
Discus and ASW-24 models. My 303 was definitely more capable glider
than my 101, but the increment in performance and fun factor wasn't
really worth twice the price to me. In terms of bang for the buck, the
101 beat it by a wide margin...

Marc