PW-6 family fun ------

Interesting --- paying German workers incredibly high hourly rates means
the quality of their work is higher too? Both ships are designed to the
same European Union standards.

Ben Flewett wrote:
The answer is simple. The ASK 21 is a quality glider.
The PW6 is a lower quality glider built to a price.
Comparing these two gliders is like comparing a BMW
and a Hyundai.

If you are struggling with the answer to your question
I suggest you take a closer look at the two aircraft.
If you can't see the difference in build quality then
you have even less engineering awareness than me –
and that’s saying something.

Check the tailplane hookup arrangement. Note that
when you sit in the back of the 21 you actually have
instruments.

Also, check the finish of a 5 year old 6 vs a 5 year
old 21.

There's nothing wrong with the PW6 if you are buying
to a price. It lower quality and therefore cheaper.

You always get what you pay for.

B

There are no "European Union quality standards". The EASA authority is
mostly concerned with performance limits, like g-loads. How the gelcoat
is degrading over time is not regulated anywhere, and it would be a
ridiculous overregulation if it were.

Yes -- overregulation is a real and creeping problem.

Knacklappen wrote:
There are no "European Union quality standards". The EASA authority is
mostly concerned with performance limits, like g-loads. How the gelcoat
is degrading over time is not regulated anywhere, and it would be a
ridiculous overregulation if it were.