Fascination,...

[John Gausby]

I built a Gator Fascination about 3 years ago. It is truely a builders plane.
LOTS and LOTS of work! The plans show a foam wing ,horiz stab , and rudder.
The plans are well done and the accessories are well made (canopy ,fiberglass
belly pan , foam cores , etc.) You will need a VERY GOOD fuse jig.(I use Gator
Jumbo size)

IF you keep the airframe LIGHT (i used mostly contest wood) a 120FZ would
probably be OK for the lower classes. If you can't build it under 10 lbs...i
recommend a 140.

One of my SPA buddies (Mike Hare) flew his Gator Fascination for several years
and he said he LOVED it. Unfortunately his was lost in a mid-air.

I just read that someone complained about poor snapping charactoristics.
Something about small ailerons and a large stab. I disagree!! Chris's wood
Fascination has BIG barn door ailerons and the stab is about the size of a .60
size Conquest. First time i've come across that one......John Gausby    
Richmond , Va.





On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 23:18:51 EST mrstev0922 at aol.com wrote:

> Just a quick question,....
> 
> Noticed an ad for the Fascination by Gator R/C
> and realized that this plane 
> might be within my budget!!  Anyone have
> experience with the construction and 
> performance of this plane that they would like
> to share??  Specifically,... 
> what engine is required to power it??  Would a
> Y.S. 120 FZ be adequate or 
> would a used 140FZ be necessary??
> 
> As far as the construction is concerned,... do
> the plans show built up wing 
> construction as is typical with Gator's
> Typhoons or is it foam wing only??  
> Is this a Bryan Hebert design or someone
> else's??
> 
> Sincerely,
> Steve Teerlinck
> Monson, Massachusetts
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