Christopher,

I think Tom simply forgot.

I'm sure Tom would agree that any glider that is classified on its'
Airworthiness Certificate as Homebuilt by the FAA is eligible to compete for
homebuilt firsts/records.

Remember that building the homebuilt glider kits of yesteryear required more
skill and investment of time than today's metal kits with their stack of
parts that are formed by computer driven lathes/drill presses/milling
machines and pre-drilled wing skins.

Now look at today's potential composite kits and what Bob Kuykendall and
Brad Hill have accomplished.
http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24/
Do you really think that gliders built using Bob's molds subsequent to
Brad's shouldn't be considered homebuilt?

BTW, Dick Schreder was not an Aeronautical Engineer. He was a Civil
Engineer.
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/Sc...Biography.html

Wayne



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I would assume that Tom meant the first not-from-a-kit homebuilt to fly
1000km

On Saturday, April 28, 2012 6:19:08 AM UTC-7, T8 wrote:
On Apr 28, 8:27 am, Tom wrote:
Yesterday, Marian Nowak flew his homebuilt sailplane over 1,000 km at
Ridge Soaring Gliderport Is this a first?

The story about his amazing glider was featured in a recent issue of
"Gliding International."

Tom Knauff

Bob Fitch did this about 25 - 30 years ago with his HP-18.

Evan Ludeman / T8