Expanded World Class

On Oct 6, 3:12 am, Vsoars wrote:
A World Class glider should have the performance to do 300K flights in
coastal areas where the lift usually starts at 2,500 AGL by noon and
rises to 4-5,000' later in the day. It should do 500K flights with
higher ceilings and/or ridge lift. It should win some Sports Class
regional contests, even over roughed terrain and weak conditions.

In other words, it should be a PW 5.

You've just described Club Class performance. Why pay three times as
much for a PW5 when you can do the same flights with a Cirrus, Libelle
or Astir? That is, of course, what everyone asked themselves when the
PW5 finally became available (years late iirc), and why it failed.


Dan