Very nice glider.
I have had years of fun with mine.

Somehow everything else feels heavy on the controls.
She will teach you circuit planning and speed control...

Lots to love.
Early models are a little hot on landing because of low washout.
Built like a little tank - hard to damage.
The Tost lilliput wheel is a bad joke - zero brakes and tends to get
fatigue. There is a disk brake mod.

Real performance about 1:35 I have never made 400km, but #57 has 8
flights greater than 500km in the logbook, and there are 1400 hrs on
the log...

The Kestrel is much more "ladylike", but less fun to fly. It DOES have
1:44 which takes some getting used to.


As has been gone over repeatedly - in this class - the trailer is most
important, then the airframe condition. Expect to spend money on
improving the instruments.

Then - Fly the paint off the wings and build some happy memories for
when/if you graduate to more performance...
--
Bruce Greeff
T59D #1771 & Std Cirrus #57