Chris Reed wrote:
8. Undercarriage lever works differently from most other gliders - worth
practising on the ground if possible but not really a problem.

On this side of the pond we tend to discourage practice use of the
gear handle whilst on the ground. Legend has it that Gren Seibels
once, while seated in his Libelle and perfectly in the frame of the
TV-camera, suddenly and loudly disappeared from view whilst
demonstrating the glider's controls to a comely TV-news-lady.

See ya, Dave