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Can't buy them all, choosing between ASW19 vs LS1 vs PIK20



 
 
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Old November 8th 15, 12:31 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Can't buy them all, choosing between ASW19 vs LS1 vs PIK20

On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 9:33:48 PM UTC-5, Christopher Giacomo wrote:
Just Wondering, what turned you off of the Pik? Was it the wet wings stories or the problem supporting major fiberglass repairs? I'm starting a similar search, so this thread has been very helpful.
Chris


I have not given up on the PIK, the one I was looking at near me is not visible yet because I asked he went through inspection before driving 5 hours to get there... What worries me about PIKs is the numbers of offerings : it seems that there are a lot offered for sale, here and there, for no good reason other than the sellers might know something we do not. Other than that I have heard good thing about that kind of ship, you have to be ready to use flaps a lot and not rely on spoilers much, some say it's a challenging glider to fly and have recommended to not let low hours pilots get on it too soon without proper briefing and training. Personally I have used flaps on power plane, so I like the idea of a fully flapped glider, even without spoilers, but I have no experience flying a PIK yet.
 




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