On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:56:51 -0800 (PST), GK wrote:



Number of registered Pw-5s - 71
Combined number of DuoD and DGs1000 - 47

Not to mention that most Duo and DGs in US are used by money hungry
FBOs and are in-accessible for club folks.

Maybe you should leave at least ONE class that doesn't require
spending 150K with Herr F. or Herr X., or don't cry later about
spending 250 Euro per year to have your bird airworthy...


Well..., there are virtually no PW-5s in the countries where gliding
is (still) popular, e.g. Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland,
Netherlands, Great Britain et cetera.

But there are very, very few clubs which don't own a high-performance
double seater like Janus, Duo, DG-505 or DG-1000.

Let's face it: World class is virtually non-existent (and the PW-5 is
out of production, isn't it?). Noone ever wanted it.
Instead people did what everyone had predicted: They bought used
gliders with far superior performance for a lot less money than a PW-5
would have cost.

Have any World class competition you like on your side of the big
pond... but stop calling it "World" class, please.






Bye
Andreas