Practice tools

[Don McCullough]

Wade,

GWS makes the Formosa and it is imported by Horizon. It is a great plane
when you add a brushless motor and Li-Po batteries. I have been flying
the current and next year's Masters pattern with it. Great snaps and
power. It flies the pattern very similar to the 2M ships with the same
performance. The only real difference is you have to be a bit quicker on
the sticks. I find this a good thing because when I fly a 2M patter ship
it is much more relaxing to fly.

I put up a web page with my Formosa experiences. I have now changed to
the new Thunder Tiger 1350 next generation packs for even more power.

Liked it so much I am building another one - this time with about 1/4"
dihedral to counteract some adverse roll with rudder.

Here is the site:

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/donald_mccullough/index.html


Don McCullough
NSRCA 1520

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
On Behalf Of Wade Akle
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 5:45 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Practice tools

Rick,
Who makes the Formosa?
Wade

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rickwallace45" <rickwallace45 at hotmail.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:31 PM
Subject: RE: Practice tools


Anthony -
I've flown a Shock Flier briefly and it's fun...
But (after a dozen or so flights) the Formosa w/ a Eflite 370 brushless
is
the closest thing to a foam pattern plane I've seen or flown. Certainly
no
replacement for a Focus or Hyde Away or ..., but way better than a shock
flier I think.

Haven't flown Real Flight G2, but G1 is stretched to allow a pilot to
work
individual maneuvers - I learned initial slow roll inputs that way - but
lines (horizontal and vertical) are completely impossible.

Come down this weekend and we can play w/ the foamies!

-Rick


-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
On
Behalf Of John Pavlick
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:52 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: RE: Practice tools

Anthony,
 I haven't had much luck with any of the sims (although I haven't tried
the
Ikarus 3D sim), mostly because it's hard to duplicate pattern flying.
What I
mean is, the view ports don't really provide any good reference points
for
lines, etc. I like to use the Ikarus Shock Flyers for practice. You can
fly
them anywhere (even indoors in the Winter) and they're not too
expensive.
The $60.00 kit with the can motor is fine if you use small servos and a
3S
340 LiPo pack. Keep it light!!! Leave the L.G. off - you won't need it
and
it's heavy and breaks easily. Cheaper than the Formosa - save your money
for
fuel!

John Pavlick
http://www.idseng.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Anthony Romano
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 7:12 PM
> To: pattern at rcmailinglists.com; discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Practice tools
>
>
> Trying to get ready for the move for Master and wondering, what would
be
> better? A simulator or a pattern foamie? Thinking Ikarus flight sim or
an
> Axi equipped Formosa.
>
> TIA
>
> Anthony
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