Wanted: Standard Class glider near socal

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Some fellow pilots in SoCal suggested I post here an add for Glider Wanted after a few weeks of searching for my first glider.
Looking for a good condition standard class glider, good to great clamshell trailer package. I prefer auto hook ups and easy rigging.
Discus, Ls3, Dg300; ls4 are at the top of my list.

I don’t want to travel cross country, yet , in order to find one especially if I can find one close to home.

Lastly my budget Can go up to the mid to high 30’s for the right glider package At the top end of my budget it will have to be a complete package, great clamshell trailer, glider in good condition, wing wheel, tail wheel, one man rigger, wing stands, pilot parachute, good flight computer and instruments, transponder O2 and current annual close to SoCal.
I am looking for a ready to fly package, prefer auto hook ups and easy assembly with no major damage history.
I am not interested in competing and don’t want a flap only ship.
If you have or know of a complete ready to go package for sale available near SoCal contact me, I would love to find and purchase my glider soon.

Thank You

[John Foster]

On Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 3:29:23 PM UTC-7, wrote:
> Some fellow pilots in SoCal suggested I post here an add for Glider Wanted after a few weeks of searching for my first glider.
> Looking for a good condition standard class glider, good to great clamshell trailer package. I prefer auto hook ups and easy rigging.
> Discus, Ls3, Dg300; ls4 are at the top of my list.
>
> I don’t want to travel cross country, yet , in order to find one especially if I can find one close to home.
>
> Lastly my budget Can go up to the mid to high 30’s for the right glider package At the top end of my budget it will have to be a complete package, great clamshell trailer, glider in good condition, wing wheel, tail wheel, one man rigger, wing stands, pilot parachute, good flight computer and instruments, transponder O2 and current annual close to SoCal.
> I am looking for a ready to fly package, prefer auto hook ups and easy assembly with no major damage history.
> I am not interested in competing and don’t want a flap only ship.
> If you have or know of a complete ready to go package for sale available near SoCal contact me, I would love to find and purchase my glider soon.
>
> Thank You

Why no flaps? Just curious about what leads you to this decision.

[Paul T[_4_]]

At 18:54 18 December 2017, John Foster wrote:
>On Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 3:29:23 PM UTC-7,
wrote:
>> Some fellow pilots in SoCal suggested I post here an add for
Glider
>Wante=
>d after a few weeks of searching for my first glider.
>> Looking for a good condition standard class glider, good to great
>clamshe=
>ll trailer package. I prefer auto hook ups and easy rigging.=20
>> Discus, Ls3, Dg300; ls4 are at the top of my list.=20
>>=20
>> I don=E2=80=99t want to travel cross country, yet , in order to
find one
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>especially if I can find one close to home.
>>=20
>> Lastly my budget Can go up to the mid to high 30=E2=80=99s
for the right
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>glider package At the top end of my budget it will have to be a
complete
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>ckage, great clamshell trailer, glider in good condition, wing wheel,
tail
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>wheel, one man rigger, wing stands, pilot parachute, good flight
computer
>a=
>nd instruments, transponder O2 and current annual close to SoCal.
>> I am looking for a ready to fly package, prefer auto hook ups
and easy
>as=
>sembly with no major damage history.=20
>> I am not interested in competing and don=E2=80=99t want a
flap only ship.
>> If you have or know of a complete ready to go package for sale
available
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>near SoCal contact me, I would love to find and purchase my glider
soon.
>>=20
>> Thank You
>
>Why no flaps? Just curious about what leads you to this decision.
>

LS3 is flapped??????

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OP did not say no flaps he said, "no flap only" ships. I took that to mean he wanted dive brakes or spoilers on his ship.

[Michael Opitz]

>> I am not interested in competing and don't want a flap only ship.


>Why no flaps? Just curious about what leads you to this decision.
>

Reread his statement. He says flap only, for example HP-14 etc
with no dive brakes in addition to flaps.

RO

[Paul T[_4_]]

At 21:03 18 December 2017, wrote:
>OP did not say no flaps he said, "no flap only" ships. I took that to
mean
>he wanted dive brakes or spoilers on his ship.
>

He also said std class ships which the LS3 is not!

[AS]

>
> He also said std class ships which the LS3 is not!

He also has the Ls3 as a possible ship as #2 on his wish-list.

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Monitor Wings & Wheels, Want ads.............page 3 shows a DG-300 with a Cobra trailer for 35K in Southern Cal.
JJ

[Dan Malone]

On Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 3:29:23 PM UTC-7, wrote:
> Some fellow pilots in SoCal suggested I post here an add for Glider Wanted after a few weeks of searching for my first glider.
> Looking for a good condition standard class glider, good to great clamshell trailer package. I prefer auto hook ups and easy rigging.
> Discus, Ls3, Dg300; ls4 are at the top of my list.
>
> I don’t want to travel cross country, yet , in order to find one especially if I can find one close to home.
>
> Lastly my budget Can go up to the mid to high 30’s for the right glider package At the top end of my budget it will have to be a complete package, great clamshell trailer, glider in good condition, wing wheel, tail wheel, one man rigger, wing stands, pilot parachute, good flight computer and instruments, transponder O2 and current annual close to SoCal.
> I am looking for a ready to fly package, prefer auto hook ups and easy assembly with no major damage history.
> I am not interested in competing and don’t want a flap only ship.
> If you have or know of a complete ready to go package for sale available near SoCal contact me, I would love to find and purchase my glider soon.
>
> Thank You

Have a Jantar Standard 48-3 that I am thinking about selling. No auto hookups, but low hours (less than 140 total), transponder, PowerFlarm, Oudie 2, Mtn high O2 with EDS (new this year), Cobra fiberglass top trailer in good condition, Microair transceiver, no damage history, no flaps, great gelcoat, new main wheel tire, pilot relief, mechanical and electronic varios (Ilec SB-8), contact directly: .

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All,
Thanks for suggestions. I Did not mean to start a debate, I probably should have just said WTB: Sailplane in or near SoCal and then listed some of my preferences. I was hoping to find a glider for sale I could drive to in a few hours or less, look at it, have a pre sale inspection and talk offer/deal with the owner.
Discus, Ls3, Ls4, DG300 are at the top of my shopping list. I wrote I did not want a flap only ship just to eliminate some models. I wrote easy to rig, and although that may be very subjective we all know some models require a lot more effort, patience and practice to assemble than others. I live a few minutes from the gliderport and hope for three or four flights a week so naturally want something that goes together easy and quickly.
I have been to local gliderports, talked to maintenance facilities and lots of great pilots. I have been looking on W&W, and have looked at a couple gliders for sale. I was hoping that maybe someone might be on the fence for selling and they or someone they know read the the WTB, thus the post.
In my short limited experience I have learned much more than I thought about the process. I was naive to think that finding what I wanted would be easy.....I underestimated the inventory and what I will get for my target price.....that’s on me. One mans “great condition” is another’s needs refinish now.
So, thank you for the posts and information,
Happy holidays