Comments :
I made my R/C glider apprenticeship with this plane. I logged several hundred of flights with it and it suffered three major crashes so it's fuselage needed to be entirely rebuilt from the leading edge to the nose (I had to learn to make the "vaccu-forming" to rebuild the canopy and the pilot). It is a pretty glider with its "T" tail, its canopy and its small pilot. On the other hand, it is a bit difficult to build (cockpit and T-tail) and it is somewhat fragile because of it's T-tail. It's fuselage breaks easily at two points: it's slimmest part just ahead the rudder and at the joint of the rudder to the stabilator. Those problems are recognized by many SL pilots. In my humble opinion, Gentle Lady, although less cute, is a better choice : same wing, lighter, less expensive, easier to construct, tougher.
see also Slope Flying Stories
©, Louis Cimon
00-02-23
