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In a message dated 10/26/00 8:25:45 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <<I've never owned or flown or actually seen in person a Hawk. However, I've always thought it a fairly "ho-hum" plane. Now, all this talk about them forces me to ask: How well do they fly? Are they more or less equal to a Paragon? Is the appeal due to performance or just carma? >> Compared to a modern plane a Hobie Hawk is pretty "ho-hum". In their time they were very good performers after a couple of modifications--the most important being the addition of a 2" sq. triangle to the front of the rudder to reduce roll. They would penetrate better than a Paragon but were more difficult to fly. They vere very expensive in their time so were not seen in the numbers that other planes were. With a good pilot it was a better plane than a Paragon. I never flew a 10 footer and I think it would be a very good plane. I think their appeal is mostly nostalgic. It was very revolutionary and you can't easily build one from scratch. Mike Clancy
