Practice tools

Thu Oct 7 17:38:30 AKDT 2004

andrew at gws.com.twTry this E-mail. It is direct to Andrew at GWS

I had ordered one of the new ones but the Co sent the original. They were
nice enough to take it back and even paid for the return shipment.
They are suppose to contact me as soon as the 2 is available. I will post
it to the group as soon as I get my order in!

Terry T.

On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 17:03:47 -0700 (PDT) mike mueller <mups1953 at yahoo.com>
writes:
 Terry do you a link to the Formosa 2? Thanks, Mike

Terry Terrenoire <amad2terry at juno.com> wrote: 
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"
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" 
> To: 
> 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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