I've been watching the MS TSA kids try to fly these gliders for several years while my HS kids were waiting their turn to fly their rubber powered planes. Even at the national competition the best flights are only around 10 seconds. I have only a little TSA HS indoor experience and almost zero with gliders - my attempts in the past have had poor results. I found the TSA Glider plan that Bill posted on Hip Pocket and thought I would try again. The first couple I built flew 10-12 seconds without any sanding and just using whatever wood was at hand. For the 3rd copy I found some 4.5# wood and rounded off the wingtips and stab but still no sanding. With ballast it weighed 4.8g and and flew 14.5 seconds. I sanded a fair amount on the next attempt and got the weight down to 3.7 grams - did 20.3 seconds today in our 18-foot gym. These little suckers are adddictive. I hope to get the next one under 3 grams and see if I can get to 25 seconds. Thanks Bill for posting the plan and for all of the glider tips you and others have put out there. I still don't know what I'm doing but I'm having fun trying!
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