Brian Bange wrote:
You can get a LAK12
with almost twice the L/D for the same price, but watch your
friends scatter when you open the box.

Or you can purchase a LAK-12 with PU finish with proper rigging aids
such that it is easily assembled by one man. Then have a good set of
full covers (such as Jaxida) and leave the ship assembled during soaring
season. Upon arrival at the airport you are "ready to fly" in under 5
minutes.

Yes. I have exactly that ship with that setup for sale. ;-)

Regards,

-Doug

p.s. the LAK-12 is not a beginner's sailplane, though it is easy to fly.