On Aug 18, 1:56 am, Dan G wrote:
On Aug 18, 2:43 am, Greg Arnold wrote:

Why do you think the DG will outrun the Duo?

http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/vergleich-duo-e.html

Side-by-side test with variables minimised. I'd always take that over
tests taken on different days seperated by what, years? On the other
hand, most people will always automatically dismiss manufacturer-
supplied data.

Dan

Do you really think any of this will make a difference in the real
world? How do you factor the better control balance and 'feel' while
thermalling a Duo into cross country performance? There is such little
difference in these gliders actual XC performance that arguing one way
or the other is probably silly.

People are going to buy one or the other based on lots of other
factors, local vendor/agent support, familiarity on type, other
gliders locally, cockpit comfort, need for an acro trainer, ...
Especially with the Duo-X vs. a DG-1000S there is little in it and I
can't seriously believe that small differences in polar performance
would ever get near the top of anybody's real purchase decision.

Darryl