Sit in one but try not to fly one.........or the Cherokee will lose it's
luster! )

Biggest fallacy about Libelle is the small cockpit....yes it is not bulbous
but it is actually very comfortable even for relatively larger pilots...I
fit nicely at 190 lbs and 5'10"+ and know others who are well +++6 foot that
actually fit rather well.but you have to fit it and fly it like a
Libelle.don't try to sit up but rather slide in and get your shoulders below
the canopy frame and lip.most try it on and complain it's too narrow at the
canopy and that's simply because they are not sitting in it the way Hanle
(genius!) designed it.alreay back in the earliest days of the Libelle Hanle
was thinking about cockpit strength and crash protection....and even if the
cockpit were tight..the flight in a Libelle is worth the efforts!..600
buyers couldn't have been all wrong!
tim
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"Tony" wrote in message
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On Dec 3, 3:15 pm, "Tim Mara" wrote:
How Dare you! ??!

Libelle is "UGLY"???? and this coming for a guy with an LS1C?????

Glass houses!
Tim )

"rlovinggood" wrote in message

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I would also recommend a Libelle:

Nearly everyone holds Libelles as beautiful and I couldn't agree more.

I'll have to disagree, to some extent, with WB.

Beautiful, yes. But only in a rare time when seen from a higher
vantage point and having to twist neck to look back and down.

Really ugly when seen from below and well out in front of my typical
vantage point. :-)

And yes, the low canopy really improves the look of this classic
glider.

I'll second what others have said: Make sure you get a good trailer
with all the bits in working order. Not much sucks more than a
knuckle-busting trailer.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
LS1-d

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as far as im concerned the libelle is beauty on wings. i gaggled with
a very nice 201 once while i was flying my cherokee ii. it took
everything i had not to let him outclimb me. i was impressed. i need
to sit in one to make sure that ill fit

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