On Aug 18, 11:52*pm, flgliderpilot wrote:
Out of curiosity, I searched but found no similar thread...

So what was your first glider, how did you find it, how long did you
fly it, did you keep it or quickly out grow it? *Would love to hear
your stories...

HP-18. Wrote this years ago: http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/HP-18/N67TT.html

(contact info on that page is not correct, btw)

It was beautiful, fast, quirky, fiddly, a lot of work to fly well.
The landing flaps were super cool, except in high wind, though they do
come with a learning curve. Not a good choice for a first glider.
Too radical. Too hard to fly. HP-14 or RS-15 probably better choices
in Schreder ships, depending on build quality.

Had it for ten years, sold it, went gliderless for eight years, saved
my nickels, bought an ASW-20B. The 20B is a classic that does
everything well.

Evan Ludeman / T8