Chris OCallaghan wrote:


Whining about what I don't have seems to me an exercise in futility.
Even worse, whining about other people who are honestly trying to keep
others from whining... well, it's a sad thing, indeed. If you are a
real pilot, as opposed to someone who just likes to tell his friends
he's a pilot, you'll fly what you can afford and love it. Or you'll
find a way to affort your dreams. All the better if someone is
inspired to find you a better price/performance ratio. Who cares what
it looks like?

I agree. My priorities, in order, are safety, comfort, handling, with
cost, performance, and rigging ease, being in the "trade-offs" category,
with appearance as the last one. I've bought 5 gliders in the 30 years
I've been flying, and never chose between gliders based on their appearance!

I love looking beautiful sailplanes, but I don't have fly one; after
all, it's either in the trailer, or I'm inside it looking out.

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA