Or perhaps one isn't cut out to fly and can only build?

Why develop a negative take on it?

Different strokes for different folks. There is NO right way for all. What is 'right' is determined by your criteria, and your criteria are simply different from theirs. A SPAD satisfies their criteria exceptionally well and does very poorly for your needs.

Excellent craftsmanship is often a severe detriment to developing really good flying skills for many people, they are simply too uptight flying their Master Scale work of beauty to climb further up the learning curve. A SPAD eliminates that factor.

(To each his own, and remember... message board conversations can get volatile and people's feelings can be hurt without the offendor even intending to do so.)