Hi Adam, As you seem to be in a frisky mood, please advise whose Ventus you bought. How much time have you done in it? What are your first impressions?
Whose '20 did Jim buy? ************************************************ On a more serious note, in my experience, the S-H factory provides great service, and the fact that Mike Maddocks is the Oz agent is (I consider), a bonus. Don't know about Schleicher's. Never had to have any dealings with them - which as the owner of one of their ships may be the ultimate compliment - but Bernard Eckey as the Oz agent seems to be knowledgeable, competent, and totally committed to the cause. Is it out of place to ask here about customers' experiences - good, bad; amusing even, when dealing with Bernard? DG? - well maybe the owners of current aircraft can make some comment here as to the service they get? As far as older ships are concerned I am tempted to say "forget it", but that is totally simplistic. However when it come to buying/selling an older DG aircraft, there isn't the slightest doubt that the factory policy has had a major impact; not good for a seller, and depending on price - in what is already a buyer's market - maybe good - even very good - for a potential buyer. If you are prepared to pay for it, you will still get service. Then there is the SZD 56 (Diana), from Poland in its several evolutions. First there is the language barrier, and then you have to deal with Bogumil Beres, firstly designer, later factory owner. Possibly a real visionary (but nobody can do it entirely on their own), and Beres has (yet??), to come to terms with this. The Diana 2 is the current hottest 15 m ship without doubt, but not without its problems. Down the track there may be maintenance issues. One that comes to mind is the water ballast/control rod interfaces. The whole wing is filled, so the control rods have to pass through the ballast tanks. No Dianas in Australia, so don't worry. Cheers, Gary From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Adam Woolley Sent: Thursday, 22 August 2013 7:51 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Tasman Trophy Glider Request That's what I like to hear! Schempp-Hirth all the way. Starting to save up for the Ventus 3aJ already! Dad may or may not be impressed with the thought/plan though.. SeeYou, WPP On 22/08/2013, at 8:04, Cee Kay <fibremi...@gmail.com> wrote: I know someone with a soon to be refurb'd Ventus a, WPP. Although it might be a little faster than a 20 ;-) Chris On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Adam Woolley <go_soar...@hotmail.com> wrote: On behalf of Peter Trotter, We need a glider for the NZ Tasman Trophy rep to fly at the Kingaroy nationals which are from 14th to 25th October. Our rep is Jim Crowhurst who flies an ASW 20 so something similar would be preferred. If you have something available could you contact Peter Trotter at <mailto:peter.trott...@bigpond.com> peter.trott...@bigpond.com Regards, Adam Woolley _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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