Fresca

[Michael Ramsey]

Oops, sorry bout that!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Ramsey" <michaelr at flying-models.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: Fresca


> George:
>
> Hello, how are you?
>
> We received the picture of your Fresca in the mail yesterday. Would you
mind
> sending me the aircraft specifications; something that I could use as
> caption information?
>
> Are you coming to Pocono?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Michael Ramsey
> associate editor, FLYING MODELS magazine
> PO Box 700
> 108 Phil Hardin Road
> Newton, New Jersey 07860-0700
>
> 973-383-3355 phone
> 973-383-4064 fax
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "george kennie" <geobet at gis.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 3:47 PM
> Subject: Fresca
>
>
> > Wow,wow,wow,.........I just got back from the flying field after doing
> > the maiden on my new Fresca.  When I got there it turned out to be
> > windier than I had hoped that it would be. I almost packed up and came
> > back home, but I decided to chance it as my trip to the field takes
> > almost an hour and I didn't want all that time to go for naught. Well,
> > at any rate, I gassed it up and taxiied out to runway center lined it up
> > and took a deep breath......"Here goes" advancing gradually it became
> > airborne in about 80 feet and proceed to fly out pretty straight, kinda
> > by itself, as I was a little nervous and not focusing all that
> > well.After all, this thing took me longer to build than anything else I
> > have ever done so I was somewhat apprehensive. O.K., procedure turn and
> > back for my free pass, oops got a little dive here, two or three clicks
> > of up elevator, "Ah that's better, Hmmm, this thing doesn't need any
> > aileron, boy, it feels like my Focus! O.K. let's try that stall turn
> > with 1&1/4 up, Zooooom, Wow that roll rate is impressive, and still have
> > beaucoup climb after completion of the roll. Oops, screwed up on the
> > down line and rolled the opposite way, that's O.K, I'll just pull out
> > inverted."
> > Well anyway, you get the idea. I was somewhat aghast that with a 15 mph
> > 30 degree cross wind blowing in, this thing would come out of a down
> > line and transition to level flight and the wings would ABSOLUTELY LOCK
> > straight and level like there was no cross at all! For me it kinda
> > confirms all the stuff that I've been able to learn about force
> > arangements over the last 5 or 6 years from guys like Bryan(helped me a
> > lot).
> > I proceeded on through the Masters pattern and was really impressed with
> > the vertical performance. I threw in the figure 9 from the FAI  sequence
> > just to see how well it would handle all the drag and it never even
> > slowed down. You're probably saying, " they're not supposed to with a
> > DZ". Well I want you to know that I am using a 120 FZ on 20/20 and this
> > thing is awesome. Verticals are more authoritive than my Focus with a
> > 150. The thing that really blew me away is the fact that I don't think
> > this thing has unlimited vertical. I did one ascent that had me
> > convinced that it was going to cease gaining altitude, but that point
> > occurred at about 1200 feet, it was a spec!
> > I took it up twice and then decided to pack it in 'til I get a little
> > more stick time on this bird under more favorable conditions.
> > Yeah, I know you're saying, "what's a Fresca?" It's a design I came up
> > with around the first of last December and built it up over the winter.
> > Oh yeah, I forgot to add that the mix is almost negligeable. It's got a
> > very slight pull to the canopy on K/E to the right and straight as a die
> > to the left. Just a hint of adverse couple to the right, but you have to
> > wait quite a while before it starts to show.
> >   It's a little smaller than 2 meters, but the nice thing is it came in
> > at 8&1/2 pounds.It has a one piece wing that weighs, with servos
> > installed, covered, and a substantial belly pan/pipe tunnel on the wing
> > bottom, under 28 ounces.Matt K. has always told me about light wings and
> > now I know what he's talking about.In spite of the roll rate being quite
> > crisp the wing stops quickly and stabilizes.This is my first experience
> > owning an aircraft with a power to weight ratio of this calibre and I
> > also know that there are others out there with an even greater ratio
> > which must be totally awesome.
> >
> >  For me it was all in all a pretty rewarding experience.
> > Georgie
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