Practice tools

[Wade Akle]

Wait! It's not a word we use in Patern :)
Wade
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry Terrenoire" <amad2terry at juno.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: Practice tools


> Why don't you wait a few weeks and get one of the new Formosa IIs? I have
> had one on standing order since mid summer, and was recently told that
> they might be raedy by the end of Oct. It is just a little bigger, and
> should fly even better.
> I have been flying my original Formosa for about a year, and I really
> like it now that I have a burshless and li-pollys in it.
>
> Terry T.
>
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:47:53 -0700 "Don McCullough"
> <donald_mccullough at hotmail.com> writes:
>> 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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