Jeff Runciman wrote:
Thanks for all of the advise. I may have to get a
glider in between 30 and 35 ld. I am concerned about
getting in deeper than I should and not having fun.
It is possible that I should get a club class glider
due to my hang gliding experience (tighter turn radius?).
A PW5 or Russia may be an answer. I will be spending
sometime dual in a Lark. Two questions: What happened
to Russia Sailplanes? Were there any other gliders
that compare to the PW5 and the AC5?

The USA distributor for Russia sailplanes seems to have been
"fired." And a note he wrote online said it looked like
the manuf. wasn't going to support as much anymore anyway.

I really liked the idea of light gliders, so I'm sorry to see
the USA Russia pipeline and distributor dry up, if this is
in fact what has happened (but hey, the website is gone).

I'll tell ya, however, that I outgrew flying non-retract
pretty quick. You might be better off buying a retract and
just getting a warning system (if spoilers are opened
before gear is down, the horn buzzes).

You might also look at the Sparrowhawk:

http://www.windward-performance.com/
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Mark Boyd
Avenal, California, USA