Earlier, "tango4" wrote:

With the demise and DG's aquisition of LS...

I don't understand. Their latest newsletter says that the deal is on,
and that new LS8 will be available soon. Did I miss something?

Could LS4's be produced to a world
class price?

Sure. And they'd likely have world-class aging issues. In my
experience, most of the things that can be done to make gliders
cheaper to manufacture have a definite impact on what they look like
in ten years.

Perhaps supplied unpainted or almost ready
to fly. Instruments not fitted etc.

Sounds like an HP-24 kit to me.

Thanks, and best regards to all

Bob K.
http://www.hpaircraft.com