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SGU 2-22
Joe, Not sure you would fit in the back seat.
The L/D is 18. (If you're lucky.) The 2-22 is usually known as "The Lead Sled". Chuck Zabinski |
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SGU 2-22
Good to know, thanks. Just possibly looking for something fun for my home airport.
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SGU 2-22
On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 7:00:45 PM UTC-5, Joe Rizzo wrote:
Looking at purchasing my first glider. The 2-22 appeals to me as it fits my budget and my goals of just easy fun and giving rides. Any advice? http://wingsandwheels.com/class/classified.php?id=2189 The 2-22 is a simple, basic glider. It has better control harmony than a 2-33 and less performance. But especially when flying alone, it can be a floater. I've had the Wichita Soaring Association 2-22 at 10,400 feet above Sunflower in Kansas and spent a number of nice afternoons in it. If you are interested in just getting into the air and flying locally, it is a very economic way to have fun. It does not penetrate into the wind, but I still managed to have fun in windy Kansas. |
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SGU 2-22
On 4/11/2018 2:46 PM, Joe Rizzo wrote:
Good to know, thanks. Just possibly looking for something fun for my home airport. "What Tony C. and Neal P. said," regarding 2-22 vs. 2-33 handling. Way back in the mid-'70s I flew (and soared) flavors of both from both's front/rear seats. Raw-beginner-me back then thought the 2-22 handled like a sports car compared to the 2-33 (well, maybe not a *sports* car, but "somewhat crisper/snappier" than the venerable Dragmaster many still love to bash). The 2-22 was definitely "not a penetrator!" even with two aboard. That said, the first guy in the world to exceed 1,000K in a sailplane, bagged his Gold Distance in a 2-22...apparently it's less the ship than the brains in it! Structurally, built like the proverbial brick poopiehouse; fun to visually compare their metalwork to (say) a C-150 (and I'm not intending to bash Cessnas)...C-150 and 2-22 "way back when" both kinda-sorta catering to similar market segments. 5'9", 135 lb, me found the rear seat "cozy" in both gliders... "Pilot, know thyself!" is always sage advice, IMO, and (also IMO) in many ways it'd be hard to NOT have gobs of cheap, safe, low-maintenance-required soaring fun in a kept-hangared 2-22. Bob W. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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