PAGA,

You didn't specify which LS1. Seems like the discussion is about the "f" model, but don't forget the earlier versions.

I have a "c" model (that was converted to a "d" model solely by the issuance of a letter from LS saying "these gliders are now "d" models...)

I think my glider flies just fine and is easy to assemble. Unlike the "f" model, connecting the ailerons and spoilers is easily done through a hatch in the turtledeck. I think on the "f" you have to reach behind the spars to make the connections and it helps if you have eyeballs on your fingertips. Is that right?

Sure, the "f" has a single piece, front hinged canopy. It also has a "standard" horiz stabilizer with separate elevator whereas the "c" has the all-flying stabilator. I've heard people talk how twitchy that all-flying stab is, but I don't find it so. I can trim and release the stick and it will just fly on nicely without departing into the "death spiral." In a smooth thermal, it will stay circling hands free. At least long enough for me to do whatever I need both hands to do. Fold a map. remove a wrapper from a pack of nabs, etc.

So, I would suggest to look at the "c" and "d" models of the LS1, too.

Ray