General discussion

I’m a novice pilot shopping for a low end EN B serial glider like Advance Epsilon 9, Ozone Buzz Z6, SkyWalk Tequila 5, Gin Atlas 3 etc... does anyone have experience with low end B serial gliders with easy full stall entry and maintaining stable tail slides without needing to use difficult techniques? I don’t want to purchase a glider only to find it is a bitch to maintain stable tail slides. After a hundred hours of beginner air time (or maybe less), I will attend progressive SIV training and maybe set up a 300 stall challenge.

Is it just me or is there no way to search this forum :(

How high (low) do you train over ground, when the box is almost over your landing field?

Last season I was at Gelitzen and would stop the manouvers at about 300m, this allowed me to just reach the (alternative) landing field a couple of times when I miscalculated or messed up. But this year I'm flying at different locations due to time and budget constraints, and often reach the "box" with under 400m.

I was looking at this but I worry it's out of date. Does anybody have it? Is it still relevant?

https://xcmag.com/shop/product/acrobatics/?v=7516fd43adaa

I have a fishing boat with a 40hp outboard. It does 50km/hr with just me in it. Id imagine the speed would drop to 35 -40km/hr with an extra person and towing a glider.
Just wondering if anyone has tried towing with a smaller engine and how small