I kind of hate Cessnas. They feel dramatically underpowered to me. Sailplanes OTOH feel great because they have no engine at all. It--focuses the mind. I've pro

I kind of hate Cessnas. They feel dramatically underpowered to me. Sailplanes OTOH feel great because they have no engine at all. It--focuses the mind. I've probably learned a lot more about pure flying from sailplanes than from Cessnas. It just feels safer to me to have no engine and a good glide ratio than a small (potentially unreliable) engine and a poor glide ratio. Of course nobody's going to be commuting in a sailplane, but they're awesome for pure fun and learning piloting skills.