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February 28th 19, 03:07 AM
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2019 SSA handicap list
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February 28th 19, 03:53 AM
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On Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 8:07:37 PM UTC-7, Tony wrote:
Yes. https://www.ssa.org/ContestHandicaps Hmm. That seems to indicate that the B has the higher performance.
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February 28th 19, 04:07 AM
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The lower the number, the better the performance.
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February 28th 19, 04:16 AM
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On Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 9:07:34 PM UTC-7, wrote:
The lower the number, the better the performance. The B has a lower number, although the difference seems meaningless.
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February 28th 19, 01:01 PM
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Am Donnerstag, 28. Februar 2019 05:07:34 UTC+1 schrieb :
The lower the number, the better the performance. Schempp-Hirth Ventus 3-18 18 853 0.84 Schempp-Hirth Ventus 3FES-18 M 18 1017 0.828 ?? Peter
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February 28th 19, 03:20 PM
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On Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 8:01:38 AM UTC-5, A.E.Neumann wrote:
Am Donnerstag, 28. Februar 2019 05:07:34 UTC+1 schrieb : The lower the number, the better the performance. Schempp-Hirth Ventus 3-18 18 853 0.84 Schempp-Hirth Ventus 3FES-18 M 18 1017 0.828 ?? Peter Because wing loading. CH handicap scheme presumes strong weather, dry ships. T8
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#7
February 28th 19, 07:15 PM
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flying 165 lbs heavier ought to make the glider go faster?
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February 28th 19, 07:14 PM
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the reference weight for the B is 30 lbs higher.
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March 1st 19, 01:03 AM
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On Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 12:14:36 PM UTC-7, Tony wrote:
the reference weight for the B is 30 lbs higher. Which equals about the same percentage difference in handicaps between the A and B. It does not address the noticeably better glide of the A though.
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March 1st 19, 09:46 AM
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At 01:03 01 March 2019, Mike C wrote:
On Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 12:14:36 PM UTC-7, Tony wrote: the reference weight for the B is 30 lbs higher. Which equals about the same percentage difference in handicaps between the A and B. It does not address the noticeably better glide of the A though. The A definitely goes better than the B. It has a wider range of wing loadings. Now that the UK CC has set the V3 handicap the same as the V2 (and 27!), does anyone in the USA want to buy a V2a?
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