review #2

[George Kennie]

I dunno, really. I think it has something to do with the fun quotient. Initially
I decided to move into the same class as Tom Loose so he couldn't have the
opportunity to sit in the judges chair while I was flying, but the idea
backfired when he found out I was going to Masters he moved up to FAI. I guess
the only solution is for me to go back to Sportsman(I don't think the big boys
ever get saddled with that responsibility).
G.

Tomanek, Wojtek wrote:

>         Georgie
>
>         Sounds like you are practicing Masters sequence.  Are you moving
> up???
>
>         Wojtek
>
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         From:   George Kennie <geobet at gis.net <mailto: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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