Waco,

I know what you mean. I like to build from plans. For some reason, I really like that little Hot Hots plan by Dan Santich. I have a set of plans I purchased from RCM plans and have built this plane three times in the last twelve years or so. The first time I built per plans and it flew perfect for years until I got a little carried away with it while flying low and fast. The second I experimented a little with some counter balances on the tail and rudder plus a little more rearward CG. It too, flew extremely well. This has been a little plane that I have practiced diff manuvers with when trying to learn something new due to it's ease of building. The last Hots I built Iexperimented a little more, this time with incidence. This plane flew okay, but, not nearly as good as the first two. I actually lost it flying in a normal manner due to a tx module failure. I'll probably build another 40 size because they are so handy to have around. I have purchased more Hots plans since I like them so much and will build them simular to version 2 of 48 WS. I bought Hots Biped plans. 81"WS Ultra Hots for a 50 size gas. And a Giant Hots for a ZDZ Super 80, I think it's 92 or 94" WS.
Sorry to ramble, I was just agreeing with and adding that the same builder can build the same plane whether plans build or kit build three times and they all behave differently, sometimes on purpose, but, many times by accident. I got those plans RCMPLANS.COM if anyone has an interest.