charlie foxtrot wrote:
Hi Ken, I have about 150 hours in the LS1-f, and I hope that I can
help. If you are operating from a paved runway, the tailskid can make
a lot of noise on takeoff, but it is normal, and you shouldn't worry
about it. On your first several launches, just let the tail drag, and
worry about roll and directional control. If you try to push forward
on the stick too soon to lift the tail off of the ground, you won't
have any control effectiveness at first, and then suddenly you will be
pitched forward and scraping your nose on the ground! This will
surprise you, and you will likely overcontrol the correction. Again,
just let the tail drag! You will have better control of the glider
with the tail on the ground. When you have complete control over the
glider, and you feel like the glider is ready to fly, gently apply
forward pressure on the stick to raise the tail. To answer your
question, I usually moved the trim lever just a smidge forward of my
landing trim setting. Also: be aware that if you move the stick back
and forth after you have adgusted the trim, you will need to readjust
the trim; the trim will usually move if you move the stick!

I hope you enjoy your LS1-f as much as I enojoyed mine! It is a great
glider!
Chris "CF"


The trim in my LS-1 was very sloppy because there was no way to
adequately tighten the friction due to the knob hitting the fiberglass.
My solution to that was to take a razor blade and very carefully shape
it and put a notch in it so that I could slide it down in between the
washers and add some more thickness in between the support flanges.
This made it to where I could then tighten up the knob and it would hold
the trim in place. Anyone needing more detailed info can email me offline.