ORIGINAL: Swift427
Actually, don't you think the majority that bought Swift bought the wrong airplane?
Why try to make a glidder fly like an F-14? But that's the marketing game they play to satisfy the hunger.
I don't consider the Swift a glider at all. Definately not its primary design. It is made to be an aerobatic plane, within the confines of its power envelope. The fact that you can thermal it does not make it a glider design. Most planes can be thermaled if the lift is strong enough, especially if the wing loading is under 15 oz/sq ft.