I dunno...

The first time I saw a PW-5 I helped rig it, it was
a new ship, beautifully finished, barely flown, it
was light and easy to put together but ugly as sin
(my own personal opinion), but we wheeled it up to
the winch queue. The pilot (old guy, but perfectly
competent), got in, usual checks, hooks on, up slack,
all out... then all of 400ft off the winch (flapping
its wings all the way! 13m wings aren't meant to flap
that much!). This was followed by a hurried low circuit
and an ungainly landing. Quick de breifing by a concerned
instructor, and the whole flapping charade repeats
itself. Third time lucky and the guy gets a circuit
in. My god it looked awkward in the air.

That day I swore I'd never fly one. They say you never
get a second chance at first impressions... Not everything
looks good in the air. Maybe I'm missing out? Nah...

p.s. I'm sure some nerd is going to come along and
tell my how many g's it's rated too and that it's built
like a kalashnikov but as beautiful as (insert beautiful
woman's name here), but this is just the impression
it gave me.

At 14:12 20 February 2006, Waduino wrote:
Funny though, no matter how *ugly* they may look on
the ground, they all
look beautiful in flight.
Wad.
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'Malcolm Austin' wrote in message
...
I see in another thread that some are looking for the
prettiest gliders,
set me
thinking, what's the ugliest (and picture links if
possible please!

Cheers,
Malcolm