Robertmudd1u wrote:

Do you feel the 2-33 has caused your progress in soaring to be less than it
would have been if you had learned in something else,...

As a CFIG for over 30 years and with time in almost every model of trainer
produced in that time span, I have to answer "yes" to this question. The 2-33s
not only retards the individual progress but also the progress of the sport in
general.

In my case, not so. If it weren't for the 2 x 2-33s and the 1-26,
my club wouldn't have had money to buy 5 seats in other gliders.

Without the five seats, and the business they give him, the
tow pilot would have moved away a long time ago to a golfing
resort.

And then, no tows for the rest of the glass ships...

More tows always = better. I seldom fly the 2-33 (I prefer
the Blanik because I don't generally do primary
training). But I'm very happy those 5 seats fly all the time
because it keeps our tuggie happy, and therefore our
tow rates down.
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Mark Boyd
Avenal, California, USA