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Old May 4th 12, 12:44 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Gilbert Smith[_2_]
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Default What to do with L-13?


ASM wrote:

On Thursday, May 3, 2012 6:16:51 AM UTC-7, wrote:
Our club (NJ - USA) has folded and we still have an L-13 taking up space. Before I call the local scrap yard I thought I'd ask if anyone might be interested in buying it at scrap value with the dreams of getting airworthy again. We also have an open trailer for it that will be available separately if the bird goes to the junk yard. mikefaddenathotmail.com.


Possibility: http://soaringcafe.com/2012/04/world...ilplanes-dead/


The lack of funds in the US soaring movement, compared to UK, always
surprises me. Admittedly I live in the circuit of one of the UK's
largest clubs, where ASK21s are the standard training ship and a Duo
Discus is used for advanced tuition, but I doubt there are many clubs
using anything less than an ASK13.
I owned a share in an L13 many years ago. Fine for local soaring and
no doubt good for basic training, but its performance fell way behind
that of an ASK13, and possibly even the ASK7.
If you really need a cheap trainer, especially if you value struts
like the 2-33, how about a Slingsby T21 ? They are virtually giving
them away here.