Originally Posted by stevelup
Originally Posted by madfrankie
I would not have been happy learning in a 50+ year old aircraft which had already logged 16894 flying hours as of 31/12/2011, I would prefer to fly something a little less ancient and pay more...
The accident aircraft will have been maintained to the highest possible standard. The age really is meaningless. There have been plenty of accidents in brand new machines!
What Steve said. I am training in a 50 year old steel/wood/canvas glider with an estimated 50,000 launch and landing cycles on it. IMO its much nicer to fly than the modern glass ones the club also owns. Newest =/= best in some cases