Whats the worst flying plane you ever had your hands on??
I've never been a glider enthusiast, but I gave it a try in the late 1970's. The "Bird of Time" had just been introduced in a magazine article and I ordered the plans and built it. I balanced it exactly where the plans said to balance. When I flew it the first time, It went crazy as soon as it was released from the high start and I was barely able to get it back down without total destruction. (It even hit a car in the parking lot). Turned out that the balance point on the plans was too far back. I corrected that and it flew perfect and I caught my first thermal and it nearly went out of sight. At that point, the wings snapped in half and it spiraled back down and became a kit . I think the wings were probably damaged when it hit that car. Anyway, I have not flown a glider since. RS