Richard Lamb writes:

Igor Sikorski was quoted something like,

"There are good designers with good designs,
good designers with bad designs,
bad designers with good designers
and bad designers with bad designs.

If designers flew their own designs,
there would soon be only good designers
with good designs."

Pretty cocky, huh?

As an experienced amateur aircraft designer,
given to occasional fits of introspection,
and one who flies his own design,
I often wonder where I fit in that list.

Since you're still alive, Igor would say your design is good. It says
little about whether or not you're a good designer, because bad
designers can have good designs. Build and fly a few more
experimental aircraft and Igor might say that you're a good designer,
if you live through all the test flights. ;-)

Jeff
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