Suggestions for Sport Pattern 40 - 60 size plane

[Evan H. Dygert]

Try http://www.cermark.com under ARF airplanes. The 
Javelin II is 169.95.

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 04:16:51 -0700
  "Wade Akle" <wbakle at charter.net> wrote:
>I looked at the Javelin 2 at NESail.com . Is this the 
>same one? it looks more like 3D rather than a pattern?
>Wade
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Horan" 
><phoran at vvm.com>
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 9:13 PM
>Subject: Re: Suggestions for Sport Pattern 40 - 60 size 
>plane
>
>
>> Hi,
>>   Thanks for the info.
>>   So far the candidates for knock around sport pattern 
>>are:
>> * Venus,  possibly some QC problems but most have worked 
>>well and fly 
>> well.
>> * Javalin II, sounds good but who carries it and how 
>>much.
>> * Excelleron 50 & 90, also sounds good but a bit on the 
>>expensive side for 
>> a knock around.
>> * Swallow, Yes Chuck you kicked my butt with this.  I'm 
>>not sure it fits 
>> as a sport knock around.
>> * Wideboby 40, I'm not sure about this.  Haven't seen 
>>one yet.  Does it 
>> fit as a knock around plane.
>>
>>   What I am looking for is something that is
>> *relatively inexpensive (< 200),
>> *takes a 40 - 60 2 stroke,
>> *is pretty sturdy (or replacement parts are available),
>> *flys well enough that casual Intermediate pattern 
>>practice will not teach 
>> me bad habits or cause me to spend most of my attention 
>>on fighting the 
>> plane rather than working the manuevers.
>> * Is an easy to build arf - the easier the better.  This 
>>is a knock around 
>> plane and
>> expendable.
>>
>>  Anyone have any coments on a 46 powered 3d plane that 
>>fits this 
>> description ?
>>   The Venus sounds interesting.  The only downside is 
>>the pitch hunting 
>> and it may
>> be  a bit more serious than a knock around plane.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Paul
>> KC5NF
>> AMA 57131
>> NSRCA 3606
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