Have you been on many XC flights in a L13? Tried to find anybody to
help you derig one after a landout?

I have - twice. Never - ever again!

You may need to have a chat with you wife about the actual cost of
sailplanes. Whether you have this chat before or after you buy one is
up to you.

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BTW the best way to buy a great ~$20k XC single seater is find one or
two partners and find a nice condition ASW-24, Discus, LS-4, DG-300,
etc. That will get you in the 40:1 L/D range, much easier rigging,
auto control hookups, composite construction with no aluminum or
fabric to worry about. And in that price range you also have a hope of
a nice trailer.

Darryl
Amen to that- and hopefully my now 16 year old daughter will soon be
enjoying flying with me. The question is - do I let her loose in the
Cirrus as a first glider, or the Kestrel... Pros and cons both sides.

A club with a reasonable 2 seater is the best thing to do with the
progeny. Mine both have many launches in all sorts. Both seem to prefer
the Grob twin astir for some reason. And I am happy to fly them around
in one. So everyone is happy - and the skills get honed in different ways.

--
Bruce Greeff
T59D #1771 & Std Cirrus #57