On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 4:43:24 PM UTC-6, Kevin Christner wrote:
What do you own?

2C

An airworthy 1958 Ka-6BR (#461) originally owned by Fritz Sebek in Miami, an airworthy 1967 Ka-6E (#4135?) that lived in the Tulsa area from near new, and an airworthy (after major repair and restoration) 1958 Ka-2b built from a kit by a club in Balingen Germany. I've repaired/restored all or part so these.

As restoration projects another Ka-6BR (1957 #337) originally owned by the Akaflieg at Braunschweig and then near Seattle for decades (under restoration), a 1954 Ka-2 (#38) stripped to bare wood and in the shop, but awaiting its time, a 1959 Lo-150a imported by Sven Jensen & Art Johnson in 1962 to Illinois (under restoration), another Lo-150 originally flown by A.J. Smith in need of major repair (fuselage in two main pieces, but with an imported set of wings to replace a badly broken one - awaiting restoration), and a Ka-6Cr that unfortunately was damaged at the 2012 IVSM at Harris Hill and has a fuselage broken behind the wing, but wings and horizontal surfaces intact (awaiting its time in the shop).

Then there is the ASK-14 (#14004) that I own with two partners. It is in quite reasonable condition, but needs a total restoration. I am working on the fuselage now and my partners will do the flying surfaces.

And yes, I live in Wichita near Steve. I have no intention of catching up to his number of gliders, and I have a wife to help me avoid it as well.

To get info on the old gliders, you might look for a copy of a recent book commissioned by the Vintage Glider Club, "The Vintage Glider Club - a celebration of 40 years preserving and flying historic gliders 1973 - 2013." Cumulus Soaring carries it in the US. It has details on many of the vintage and classic gliders around the globe.

Good Luck,

...... Neal