What gliders do you hate?

Again... I intended this to be in this spirit of fun. "Hate" is used loose and light here. Like guys sitting around drinking and saying "You know what I hate? Being rejected by the cute waitress... and this watery beer. I think I'll have another!"

(So, read everything below in a playful voice. It's the new year. It's cold.. I'm dreaming of flying... and looking for laughs.)

Trying again, what gliders do you dislike, but not so much that you use a forbidden word as "hate" to describe?

Me.... The plane I dislike most is hard to sit in, has a special trailer because the designer couldn't stand to stick to convention, ground loops like it was made for it, has a fuselage you can twist by hand, and straight-out-of-the-factory gives the pilot a 30% chance of gear collapse on every landing.

Using hate to describe this glider would be wrong (of course) but surely I can admit that I dislike it?

On Thursday, January 1, 2015 6:36:17 PM UTC-5, wrote:

Using hate to describe this glider would be wrong (of course) but surely I can admit that I dislike it?

The amount of risk taking that went into that particular design is something that ought to be *admired*. Would I buy one? Not a chance. Wrong sailplane for me (and just about everyone else). But I love the gutsy attitude and I'd love to fly that glider on a really strong day (with a really strong wing runner).

Evan Ludeman / T8

Damn, Brother! I'd *HATE* that thing! chuckle, 'cuz folks that gag on
words need serious self evaluation, and I like my beer and waitresses to
have "body"


On 1/1/2015 4:36 PM, wrote:
Again... I intended this to be in this spirit of fun. "Hate" is used loose and light here. Like guys sitting around drinking and saying "You know what I hate? Being rejected by the cute waitress... and this watery beer. I think I'll have another!"

(So, read everything below in a playful voice. It's the new year. It's cold. I'm dreaming of flying... and looking for laughs.)

Trying again, what gliders do you dislike, but not so much that you use a forbidden word as "hate" to describe?

Me.... The plane I dislike most is hard to sit in, has a special trailer because the designer couldn't stand to stick to convention, ground loops like it was made for it, has a fuselage you can twist by hand, and straight-out-of-the-factory gives the pilot a 30% chance of gear collapse on every landing.

Using hate to describe this glider would be wrong (of course) but surely I can admit that I dislike it?



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Dan Marotta

Without a doubt it has to be the IS29 Club.
Unflapped version of the Lark, it had vicious behavior
at the stall, controls that were too light, and unpredictable spinning
characteristics.
Dont think it ever got a UK C of A.
A thoroughly nasty machine to fly.