Hello Maurits,

I flew about 700 hours over ten years in a LS-1D. A fine glider with very nice handling. Roomy cockpit. Never had any problem with the all flying tail. Didn't do spins with it, but stalls never seemed impolite. The air brakes are a bit ineffective when fences and tree lines are coming your way, but good speed control on final will help with that. Typical poor 4 inch wheel brake. Easy to assemble and de-rig. All in one of the nicest looking gliders ever. I'll bet the claimed 38:1 LD is a bit exaggerated, but they had gliders to sell!
Flying an LS3 now. I miss the easier rigging of the LS-1, but really like the extra performance for different conditions afforded by the flaps on the LS3.

PS- The LS1 was my first glass glider after a Ka-6, and 20 years of hang gliding before that, so my impressions of that machine were similar to that of a stone age tribe discovering fire. My fondness for that particular glider may be a bit magnified by my previous soaring experiences, but I think you would be pleased to own one.


Best regards,

Ron Clark