On Wednesday, December 31, 2014 10:35:11 AM UTC-7, wrote:
In the spirit of fun, what gliders (makes or specific ones) do you hate, distrust, or are just plain tired of. Have you given so many rides in one model that you never want to see it again? Is there a plane that, despite treating it right, just seemed to want to hurt you? Or is there one out there that is just so ugly that you can't stand it?

My pleas won't work, but let's keep it fun. .... I'll save my example for later in the discussion but I'll give you a hint; it's Polish made.

Terry (XN) in a ASW-27 (which I love)

I can think of two from the early days.

I soloed in a flat-topped ("Double bubble")LK-10A which was a really nice glider but later I flew an unmodified LK-10A which was much less well maintained. It always seemed this glider was trying to kill me. Many improvements had been made to the flat-top which probably made a real difference.

The other was the TG-2 (SGS-2-8). It wasn't particularly nasty like the unmodified LK but the ailerons were unbelievably heavy, the visibility from the rear was virtually nil and the ergonomics were excruciating. The Vne was 72mph IIRC which made glides to the next thermal problematic.