Buy a Sailplane
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January 11, 2024
When considering the purchase of a second-hand glider, several crucial factors should be taken into account to ensure a safe and satisfying flying experience. Although it’s an exciting time in your life buying your first glider, an upgrade, or a significant change for you, here is a simple guide on what to look for when buying.
Structural Integrity
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May 18, 2023
The decision to buy a new glider depends on so many different factors, whether it be that the club fleet is getting harder to use due to utilisation, your competition desires are changing, new goals emerging, your budget has changed, how much you’re willing to spend versus the amount of time you can actually fly it, the list goes on...
It’s an
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October 20, 2020
Honey, I need a new glider!
So, you are in the market for your own glider! No more hoping a club one will be available when you show up at the airport. You can take it away from the home airport for contests, or to experience different soaring sites and learn about wave and ridge soaring. Sounds wonderful, however buying any aircraft is quite different than buying a car, boat, or motorcycle.
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July 16, 2020
I have been around competitive racing since I was 18 years old. Most of the truly high-level racing I have personally done was on sailboats, both in college and after. I’ve sailed in multiple North American championships and a J-22 Worlds. I’ve been around high-level sailplane racing since I was 22, which was the first time I flew a towplane at a Nationals. Since then, I’ve been a crew, tow pilot,
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April 27, 2017
So you want to sell your glider to make room for the new HpH Twin Shark. The first thing is taking-off the rose-colored glasses you have been using when viewing your glider. By now you are used to those sweat stains on the interior, however it is not going to be as attractive to a potential
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March 30, 2017
Everyone wants to know what is a fair price? It's what someone is willing to pay for it. After I won the 2015 US Club Nationals, we felt that the ASW-19 I was flying was worth $60,000. It was a proven winner and still the cheapest way to get on a US Team to fly a WGC. However, no buyer felt that was a fair price... Hopefully, it won't lose too much value after the owner races it this summer.
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March 23, 2017
What is important to you in a sailplane? I remember one student that really wanted automatic control hookups, which was number one his priority list. You may consider a good trailer as a high priority, I remember when I was younger I could care less about the trailer.
The first thing you need to do is make a ranked list of priorities. Price is most people's first concern. If it is not your