It is often used for recreational soaring. The cockpit has detailed improvements including better ventilation, relocated airbrake levers to give better purchase, and canopies restrained by gas-filled struts. The unpowered sailplane is cleared for aerobatics similar to the Twin II Acro. Its best glide ratio was measured as 36:1
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Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph) Cruising speed: 85 km/h (53 mph) G limits: +5.3/-2.65 at Va Maximum glide ratio: ca. 36.5 Rate of sink: ca. 0.64 m/s (126 ft/min)