Diana-2 and overall performance discussion

On Aug 5, 4:12*pm, tommytoyz wrote:
I find it amazing that there are not more pilots flying the Diana-2 at
the worlds, since it seems to be head and shoulders above anything
else in the 15M. I guess too many pilots do not like the side stick or
lack of manufacturer reputation. Maybe the Australia fiasco stopped
many. Or are there other negative factors?

It is seldom that a contest pilot flying a modern ship says this of
another:

"The Italians came about 1,000’ over me, pair flying beautifully in
their Dianas. I have learned not to even try to follow them. The
Dianas have a huge performance advantage and just walk away from me.
" (John Cochrane, USA team blog).

However you have to get into it before you can fly it. I tried the
Diana (-1) for size and it was hoplessly too small for me. The -2
doesn't look to me to be any bigger.

Have to wonder how much performance it would lose it it had a decent
size cockpit.

Andy