I've had the same experience exactly. Goes like stink, flies arrow
straight, best in class glider, and you'd think the right and left
wings came from different types. That's when I knew I should have
spent more on TLAs, buzzwords, and smoke and mirrors.

Bob K.

On Aug 22, 4:25*pm, glider wrote:
Several years ago, we made templates along the leading edge of a
popular standard class sailplane . The particular sailplane was a
winner. It was shocking to compare the left and right wing contours
with these templated. Close? Not at all. But the sailplane went very
well.
*Then we did the same on another sailplane by another manufacturer.
The templates were identical left and right. Mirror image. As made in
a machine. Perfect. This particular sailplane *never did well. Not a
winner.
*Conclusion?
*set the flame on low,
*Thanks,
*GA