I did all three diamonds in my 1-34 more than 25 years ago. It was my first
glider and I only had 20 hrs in my logbook when I bought it. Wonderful
beginner's glider. It was always assembled and tied down (one plus of a
metal glider). I could fly within a few minutes of arriving at the field. As
a result I probably flew more than anyone else in the club. About five
hundred hours in 3-4 years.

And yes, you can land a 1-34 virtually anywhere. I remember one landing, on
a very windy day, *across* our grass strip. Reason for doing this: a strong
x-wind. I should also mention that we had a single (wide) runway, a clear
approach from the side, and it was a weekday with no one else around flying
conventional circuits ;-)

Go XC in a Schweizer mat!

Ian Spence, WW, Ventus 2cxt

mat Redsell wrote:

I did all of my early cross country in a 1-34. I was amazed at the
effectiveair brakes on this sailplane that allowed me to land anywhere. Am
I correct in assuming that this glider is an excellent one to start cross
country training. Is there another glider one would recommend and why?

-mat
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