review #2

[glenn hatfield]

I am having similar results with my FOCUS also.  They fly so well,it is 
like cheating.

Randy Hatfield
NSRCA 2422

----- Original Message -----
From: George Kennie <geobet at gis.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:29 am
Subject: review #2

> Here we go again.
> Things are a little dead so I'll submit a little input.
> Last fall I picked up a Focus from a local hobby shop.I had other
> construction projects underway at the time so it went into storage
> for a time.I finally started putting it together in the late spring
> and had it ready to go early summer. Due to problems I was having
> with the power system and it's management things really bogged down
> and I had other stuff to utilize so I didn't feel any drive to
> press. Well I finally resolved the power issues and yesterday became
> "D-day".I had spent one whole afternoon on set-up sometime back in
> July or August so I expected this thing to be pretty close. After
> arriving at the field yesterday and assembling everything and doing
> a 200 foot range check and taking a few pictures for posterity, I
> fired it up using my trusty Kavan(on 24 volts, I might add) and
> adjusted the high speed needle and taxied out to the center of the
> runway and pointed into the wind, which was almost straight down the
> runway(almost never happens at our field) and let it idle while I
> took my position on the center pilot station opposite the center
> pole.After pushing my glasses back up on my nose and making certain
> my hat was on tight I gradually advanced the throttle. The bird
> started to roll, slight rudder correction, then dead straight for
> about 100 feet breaking ground in the longest lowest shallow ascent,
> still dead straight, slow climb to approx. 50-60 feet and into the
> procedure turn to the right.............WOW!!!!!!!!!! "is this thing
> tracking or what?"  270 left and straight back on my free pass.
> Hmmm, funny, "this thing doesn't need any trim!?!"  Turnaround and
> back for the stall w/ 1&1/4 up and when reaching the apex it was
> like somebody drove a stake throught the C.G. and rotated the fuse
> right in place. Man, it did a stall turn just like the ones Kenny
> Lauter does. Well anyway I completed the pattern with solid control
> throughout. The slow and 4 point were extremely easily accomplished
> with the slow seeming to be about 6 seconds in length(probably my
> imagination)."O.K, let's check the coupling on this buggar!" Roll
> left, "Aha!, just the slightest bit of adverse roll(probably going
> to take about 2% correction, maybe!)", roll right," hmm,.....a
> little pitch to the belly(probably somewhere between 3 and 4%
> correction, not bad!)." O.K., time to get this bird on the ground.
> Slap switch "C" for idle-down and air-brake and she's climbing just
> a whisker,"hmm, gonna hafta add another 2% down elevator on
> air-brake", complete the landing pattern and line-up for approach
> and she landed without bending the grass(although those wheels make
> a wicked racket rattling around inside those pants, could be a
> problem).
> O.K., the conclusion, this is one awesome airplane! I've had a few 2
> meter birds previously but nothing to compare to this thing.Never
> touched a trim throughout the flight and the stability has to be
> experienced to be believed. Maybe I lucked-out and just got a really
> good one, but Anthony and Bill have been on here also declaring it's
> merits.Bob P., you've got to get one of these, you'll think you died
> and went ...............    If these things are still available
> after the first of the year I plan to pick up a back-up. Why would
> anyone want to get anything else when you consider the risks. I know
> so many guys that have these and are extremely happy with the end
> results, it's almost like a guarantee.
> Get a life, get a Focus!!!!!!!
> Georgie
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