Eric Greenwell wrote:
Jack wrote:

Be like me, buy a 1-26.

You won't have more fun in anything else --

I can't speak for Stefan, but for me, unless it's one of those rare
self-launching 1-26M models - wrong!

you'll just temporarily fool yourself into thinking you've become a
better pilot simply by shredding your checkbook.

I do wonder how what percentage of pilots have gone from a 1-26 to a
higher performance glider, and were glad they did so, and what
percentage have gone from a higher performance glider to a 1-26, and
were glad they did so.

Personally, when I went from a Ka-6E to a Std Cirrus, I was pleased with
the additional soaring the higher performance allowed me. The next
significant increase in enjoyment occurred when I went from a "towed"
glider to a self-launching sailplane.


I see no conflict between our respective positions.

How fast you want to go = how much money you have. Neither has anything
to do with how good you are at doing whatever you can afford to do.

As far as going from higher performance to a 1-26, or any other glider,
there are a number of us on r.a.s. who have gone from much higher
performance aircraft (think mach+ and/or Boeing/McD/Airbus) to whatever
our current choices are and we know very well that performance is in the
stick actuator.

To each his own: have all the fun you can afford, I say.


Jack