Below are my comments from the December 2000 newsletter upon which I have expanded after member discussions at the last two BASS monthly meetings and personal discussions with some of the more experienced members of the club. Basically, however, the plane is built as designed with the only changes being structural, because we all like to build our planes a little differently from the next guy. It's really that simple, so don't make this whole thing more complicated that it needs to be. If you adhere to the following guidelines, you will have a glider that you will be able to fly in our one-design series. All parameters, e.g., dihedral, tail moment, wing span and area, etc., should be as close to the plan as possible within our skill limitations and the limitations of the materials we use to construct the plane.
Any alternatives described on the plans or in the construction booklet are acceptable.
Any structural changes, e.g., use of carbon fiber, replacement of wood, etc., which do not alter the outline or airfoil of the wing or tail, the fuselage pod and boom or the tail moment are acceptable. A built up tail may be substituted for the solid balsa one provided in the kit as long as the tail shape, area, and dihedral are per the original design. Control horns other than those provided in the kit may be substituted. A fully sheeted wing is not allowable. The fuselage dimensions must be built per the original design.