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Richard Bach didn't complain about his BD-5 jet's handling.
Bede was keen on aircraft, but his talent was in sales. During the long grind looking for a new piston engine, the prototype had never flown with less than 20 lbs of lead in the nose. Asked about it, Jim feigned total surprise at the notion of putting weight into an aircraft.
There was a meeting with dozens of impatient builders once, and someone tried to warn Jim that they might do him harm. Two hours later, he had them eating out of his hand again.
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There is no excuse for a land vehicle to weigh more than its average payload.
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