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OPINIONS ON AN LS3A
I CURRENTLY FLY AN L33 SOLO AND AM LOOKING FOR A HIGHER
PERFORMANCE SHIP. tHE LS3A CAUGHT MY EYE. I AM ABOUT 6'1' AND 240 LBS WITH BROAD SHOULDERS (REALLY). CAN ANYONE GIVE ME OPINIONS ON THE GOOD AND BAD OF AN LS3A? THANKS GORDY |
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Can I interrupt to ask how you liked the L33?
I guess I'm a year away, having just gone solo, but the L33 looks like a perfect first plane for a low time pilot. I too figure it would lead to an upgrade after a year or two. ---- "Gordon Schubert" wrote in message ... I CURRENTLY FLY AN L33 SOLO AND AM LOOKING FOR A HIGHER PERFORMANCE SHIP. tHE LS3A CAUGHT MY EYE. I AM ABOUT 6'1' AND 240 LBS WITH BROAD SHOULDERS (REALLY). CAN ANYONE GIVE ME OPINIONS ON THE GOOD AND BAD OF AN LS3A? THANKS GORDY |
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"Waduino" wrote in message ...
Can I interrupt to ask how you liked the L33? I guess I'm a year away, having just gone solo, but the L33 looks like a perfect first plane for a low time pilot. I too figure it would lead to an upgrade after a year or two. ---- You'd be better off going directly for the LS3. It's a pussycat to fly (if you can handle an L33, you can handle an LS3), it's pretty much in the same price range, and it will fare better in an off-field landing (the L33 has an easily damaged tail boom). You will outgrow the L33 pretty quickly, the LS3 will keep you happy for a long time. Why wait? |
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Gordon Schubert wrote in message ...
I CURRENTLY FLY AN L33 SOLO AND AM LOOKING FOR A HIGHER PERFORMANCE SHIP. tHE LS3A CAUGHT MY EYE. I AM ABOUT 6'1' AND 240 LBS WITH BROAD SHOULDERS (REALLY). CAN ANYONE GIVE ME OPINIONS ON THE GOOD AND BAD OF AN LS3A? THANKS GORDY Look at the Genesis 2. The same Cleveland wheel and brake system as is used on Cessna aircraft. A well designed and built wing spar which will not delaminate in turbulance, now or ten years from now unless you figure out a way to pull a lot more g's than any other glider is capable of pulling. A very large and comfortable cockpit which will easily fit you, shoulders and all. Climb performance equal to any other standard class glider, better high speed performance. Better stability in turbulant air. No gel coat. A tailboom which you probably can't break during a groundloop, off field landing, or bounced landing although anything is possible, just not as likely as with a regular boomsnapper. Read the thread about doing stall/spins in a Ventus because you probably can't do any of that in a Genesis unless you fly with a seriously aft cg. |
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I fly the LS-4.. not "broad shouldered" but of average 5'10" and 200#, I'm
not able to reach anything that slides back behind my elbows on the side rails. The LS-4 is easy transition ship, with owning an L-33 you should transition easily. We require a Grob 103 checkout and experience before checking out in the club LS-4. We also make them fly with the CG hook in the Grob. Steady state, consistent performance in low energy tail down landings are the key. (flame suit on) We are a training club and have a standard progression from SGS 2-33, to 1-26 as a student, then after the rating to the Grob 103 and LS-4. So just try the -4 on for size.. watch the weight and balance.. you are approaching the "max seat wt". of most European gliders of 110Kg or 242pounds (US). The max seat weight is based on structural loading.. I could not even fly with you in the Grob 103 with you in the AFT seat.. max GW. You will need to compute the CG location.. and include your parachute and I bet you are over Max seat weight. But still may be within the CG and Max GW.. Watch the Max GW limit when adding water and watch the Max "non lifting surface" weight. Do all these computations before you buy. You may find that you can fit, stay in CG and Max GW, but will exceed the seat limit (242#) and may never fly with full (nor more than 1/2) the water load. good luck. BT "Gordon Schubert" wrote in message ... I CURRENTLY FLY AN L33 SOLO AND AM LOOKING FOR A HIGHER PERFORMANCE SHIP. tHE LS3A CAUGHT MY EYE. I AM ABOUT 6'1' AND 240 LBS WITH BROAD SHOULDERS (REALLY). CAN ANYONE GIVE ME OPINIONS ON THE GOOD AND BAD OF AN LS3A? THANKS GORDY |
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Gordon,
I was 6' 2" and weighed 240 lbs and found the fit acceptable in my LS-3A. Now I am 6' 2" and weigh 210 lbs. I will admit that I purposefully dropped the 30 lbs this year, but that was to fit into my clothes better and had nothing to do with the glider. You know the LS-3A is a great glider. On 13 Nov 2003 15:36:06 GMT, Gordon Schubert wrote: I CURRENTLY FLY AN L33 SOLO AND AM LOOKING FOR A HIGHER PERFORMANCE SHIP. tHE LS3A CAUGHT MY EYE. I AM ABOUT 6'1' AND 240 LBS WITH BROAD SHOULDERS (REALLY). CAN ANYONE GIVE ME OPINIONS ON THE GOOD AND BAD OF AN LS3A? THANKS GORDY |
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