I had a Phoenix 6 in the early '80s.
I bought it from a fellow club member in SE Texas when I couldn't get an 8. Seemed they were always out of stock or backordered. I thought the 8 was the most graceful looking of it's time. Plus I loved the name Phoenix. I had a logo all designed to have on an 8 but I never got one. The 6 I had used a gel coated fuselage. It had a "hook" in the tail I didn't recognize until I had built and flown it. I had 100's of flights on the plane when I lost it hotdogging at practice for a contest the night before. I really enjoyed the plane.
Ahhhhh...those were the days!
JLK