Practice tools

[Richard Strickland]

Anyone tried the Horizon Ultimate profile?  I'm giving one a shot.

Richard S.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Evan H. Dygert" <evand at dygertconsulting.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: Practice tools


> What about the Flashback from Mountain Models
> (http://www.mountainmodels.com)? It has about the same
> wingspan, length and AUW and gets rave reviews on E-Zone.
> It is also all balsa.
>
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:47:53 -0700
>   "Don McCullough" <donald_mccullough at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >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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