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for the hangar queens
Let's have a moment of silence for all the hangar queens, languishing
on the ground. Here are two 1-35s that are at least 25 years old, both with less than 500 hours of airtime: http://www.wingsandwheels.com/want-ads7.htm Johan Larson |
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I find that really a shame, because I have 128 hours in a 1-35 and it's
really a nice sailplane, in my opinion. Then again, I like tha flaps better than spoilers. A 1-35 is really pretty rugged, and makes a fine first sailplane, if one can get past the fear of looking down over the nose at full flap. Jack Womack PIK-20B N77MA (TE) |
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sold the 22 to Europe.
I am borrowing a Ventus A until I get a new toy. Regards Al Tim Taylor wrote: wrote: Thats cos they fly like crap Al Now Al, Tell us what you really think. Speaking of that what are you flying these days? Tim |
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Well,
If you're used to an ASW-22, you would probably think they fly like crap. It's kind of like wealth... it's relative... Everyone knows that Oprah is wealthy... but if Bill Gates woke up tomorrow with Oprah's money... he'd hang himself! For someone that doesn't think he has to beat the world, they fly fine. I did my badge work in one and it was more of an accomplishment than having done it in glass, but then, less of an accomplishment than doing it in a 1-26. My PIK flys like crap, or does it? I don't have any trouble with the local Discus drivers... Jack Womack PIK-20B N77MA (TE) |
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Jack wrote: I find that really a shame, because I have 128 hours in a 1-35 and it's really a nice sailplane, in my opinion. Then again, I like tha flaps better than spoilers. A 1-35 is really pretty rugged, and makes a fine first sailplane, if one can get past the fear of looking down over the nose at full flap. The one with only 250 hours is the real puzzler. Ten hours per year? Whoever owned it should have sold it off while it was still worth something. Johan Larson |
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My first glider was a 1-35C. It served me well. Entering the 36:1 club for only $15-18K is a good deal. The 1-35 was designed to compete with the growth in fiberglass planes; while it could keep up, it still was a bit shy on performance at the higher speeds. I flew side-by-side flight performance comparisons with a friend in his ASW-19. We were perfectly matched in the common flight regimes but differed in three areas: 1) The 1-35 thermalled slower and tighter due to lower wing loading and flaps, 2) The 1-35 landed extremely shorter thanks to the flaps and steep approach angle, and 3) The 1-35 noticeably dropped below the ASW-19's glide when faster than 80 KIAS. But high speed was not the reason I bought one. Learning cross-country and safely landing very slowly in fields were the huge draws for me as a new guy. At the time of purchase, I had 29 glider hours; the flaps were no big deal for me due to high-time in powered airplanes. My 1-35C was the plane that first took me away from the airport where I learned to fly gliders. It was a good ownership learning plane for me. That is, when I put a dent into it learning how to assemble, move, or put the plane back in the box, it was easy to fix. Being metal also allowed me to feel comfortable about flying it during our cold Colorado winters. My current plane is fiberglass and thus stays in its box during the cold season. For around $15K, these two 1-35s are a great buy for both the new guy and the experienced guy. Raul Boerner |
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