Hi Daniel

The only review that I read in magazine is "Der weisse Riese" in FMT 8/2000. There is another one here in Slovenia, but that one is all up weight under 7kg. Then again - if you check the wing loading, you have a glider with 4.5m span comparing with smaller discus 3.35m span - both have identical wing loadings. Since the scale with the bigone is so much bigger the logic consequence is that it has superior flight capabilities comparing to the small one.

As far as aibrakes are concerned I agree, because if you check Graupner catalog the biggest brakes are the 350 mm long-ones, whic are stated to gliders up to 5m span. Of course combination with crow is in order, but then again I think that my Discus is going to be mainly aerotowed and flow on one exceptionally great slope site, which has a lot of landing clearance.

I checked the retract that I have, but it's too smal - just for wheels up to 80 mm. Do you know for some rectracts for wheels up to 100 mm with brakes and shock-absorber that are a good value for their money?

Sašo