Derek:
Your instructor is about right. Why is it that you trust your instructor
with you life to take lessons, but not with your money to ask advice on what
to buy? I see this all the time and it baffles me. You don't need a new
glider, but good used beginner and intermediate gliders hold their value and
are not cheap. As for someone trading a used rig for you outdated "race",
don't hold your breath, no one wants it, that's why it was so cheap. Chalk
it up as a lesson learned (and please don't pawn it off on another
unsuspecting newbe, that'll make you as bad as the guy who did it to you).
Good luck
Mike


Derek Schwartz wrote in message ...
>Hi! I'm a newbie wannabe hang-glider pilot. So far, I've only flown a
>couple of low-altitude solos (30 sec - 2 minute) and 5 tandems from 2500 ft
>tow.
>
>I guess my excitement got the best of me and I bought a used hang glider.
>Once I told my instructor what it was, he laughed. It's a "Moyes GTR 162
VG
>RACE" (mid 1980's). He said that it's referred to as a "super ship" which
>is high-performance for racing. He then explained to me that if I were to
>try to fly it at my extreme beginner stage, assuming that I lived, I would
>be so scared that I would probably not return to the sport. He said that
>I'd have to be rated as a "Hang 4" pilot before even thinking about messing
>with it, and by that time I'd probably want something brand-new.
>
>With that said, would anyone like to possibly trade me some stuff that I
>could actually use for it? I'm in need of all of the beginner stuff:
>Helmet, harness, parachute, vario, etc... Maybe even a utility-class
>glider?
>
>
>Thanx!
>-Derek

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