Sportine Aviacija LAK-17 Mini

SPRING SPECIAL PRICE REDUCTION!! Get your Soaring in this year before "another year goes by." Current Annual Condition Inspection as of April 2023. One Third Partnership offered in the successful Mini-LAK FES (currently over 40 sold in 3 years). Electric Self-Launch is the wave of the future. This is a "Turn Key" partnership with 2 other very experienced glider pilots. Although the partnership is based in western Washington State, your 1/3 partnership will allow you at least 120 days of use per year of the ship in any region of the country/world that you care to fly it. The partnership agreement also allows you to have other friends fly your Mini-LAK provided they are qualified & put on the insurance policy--this would allow you to "trade glider privileges" with other glider owners. Imagine having access to your Mini-LAK in the western states, while occasionally flying your buddy's ship on the east coast or in Europe? Or, take the ship to Florida for the winter/early spring. Please note: This One Third Partnership offer/purchase is subject to the approval of the other 2 partners in accordance with the current operating agreement. This partnership has been splendidly flexible and splits the workload and expenses equally between all 3 partners. Current wait time for a new Mini-LAK is 18 months...plus the shipping, tuning, avionics installation, and Experimental Airworthiness Certificate application & inspection process. Can you really fly more than 120 days per year? Life is short, Why wait?! This ship is ready to fly and currently includes year-round hangar storage as part of the partnership. This ship is loaded with avionics and consequently has a max pilot weight of approx 200 lbs, and can comfortably fit a pilot up to about 6'1" in height, depending on torso length. Comfortable cockpit with adjustable seat back suitable for short or long flights. Here's the link for the manufacturer website: https://www.lak.lt/models/minilak/ Glide ratio is: 39.5:1 as measured vs. a Discus-2 in flight tests. This ship routinely flies side by side with 15M ships, but only has 13.5M wings which enable it to fit easily on smaller airport runways with runway side lights never a factor. This glider has docile handling characteristics even though it has a wing profile that is optimized for faster speeds. Light weight and easy to handle on the ground. Strong electric self-launch capability even at higher-density altitude airports. ADS-B In & Out for flight safety so that other light aircraft can see you on their Navigation displays plus standard Mode C transponder. The FES batteries provide robust capability to fully power the entire avionics suite for the duration of any flight (10 hours plus...).