I flew a Std Libelle back in the 80's, mostly in the Southeast, but would always take a trip to West TX each summer to spoil myself. The cloud bases were so much higher (like in this beautiful video) vs those east of the MS...it was like being a kid in a candy store.
@@fifi23o5 Fit and finish was excellent, flying qualities were excellent, felt lighter on the stick to me than the arcusM. Performance, that will be interesting. I have no idea. On paper it's equal, or better but paper estimations of performance are hard to trust in recent years. I suspect it is going to be strong, and am flying this very sailplane in the US 20m Nationals this March 2024. I'll know more about its performance than with personal experience. If I was buying a 20m two place motor glider on pure performance for competition terms tomorrow the twin shark would be a contender. It did very well in the recent world championships, and there was only one TShark, vs many Arcus and ASG32's... So there is some evidence that it is a competitive glider. I suspect it will be very competitive. But the thing about these classes is that the range of performance is usually well within the variance of the pilot skill, meaning the best pilot is going to win in whatever glider he/she chooses to fly! Sorry I know that's a meek, political answer. lol
@@SeanFChannel Thanks! When speaking of performance, especially with comparison among Arcus, Twin Shark, Asg32, which are so similar on paper, even the German handicap lists as pretty much the same, it comes to the personal preference, feel and trust. Besides, there can be differences in different conditions. Flying quality and the ease of control is a very important factor. First comparison that comes in mind is fom distant past, when I started to fly. Sirrus STD (a different kind of STD) and DG-100. Performance wise they were pretty evenly matched, but the ease of flying made it more enjoyable to fly and could fly better and faster, especially in turbolent conditions. It's also a matter of trust, when you trust your plane, you can fly it better. Thanks for your input! I wish you lots of pleasure flying your bird!
