review #2

Tomanek, Wojtek tomanekw at saic-abingdon.com
Wed Oct 30 12:13:32 AKST 2002 

Ok agree that it is a great flying plane but i do have a major complaint you
still have to wind correct <G>.  

And Joe, the District 2 to District 1 crossovers too.

WT



	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Joe Lachowski [SMTP:jlachow at hotmail.com]
	Sent:	Wednesday, October 30, 2002 3:30 PM
	To:	discussion at nsrca.org
	Subject:	Re: review #2

	Damn, now I'll have to get a different design airplane to fly next
year since all the rest of you District 1 guys are getting Focii. Hmmm,
wonder  what design (whattaya think Lee)? <VBG>

	Joe L.

		>From:	"Michael Ramsey" <michaelr at flying-models.com
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		>To: 
		><geobet at gis.net <mailto:geobet at gis.net>
>,<discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org> >,<al_rc4u at hotmail.com
<mailto:al_rc4u at hotmail.com> >,<shwnrobge at aol.com <mailto:shwnrobge at aol.com>
>
		>Subject:	Re: review #2
		>Date:	Wed, 30 Oct 2002 13:26:37 -0500
		>
		>I felt the same way, on my first flights with the Focus.
Like telepathy
		>between you and the airplane. The name says it all.
		>
		>Focus.
		>
		>Thanks for the notes George!
		>
		>Michael Ramsey
		>
		>
		>----- Original Message -----
		>From:	"George Kennie" <geobet at gis.net
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		>To:	<discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>; <al_rc4u at hotmail.com <mailto:al_rc4u at hotmail.com> >; <shwnrobge at aol.com
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		>Sent:	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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