SUGGESTION---WAS (Suggestions for Sport Pattern 40 - 60 size plane)

[Terry Terrenoire]

Just as a continuing point. I am looking at a Hanson Runaway that is
owned by a friend. He never competed with it, but just wanted a pattern
ship. Only flew it a few times, and when he did, I did the take offs and
landings. He has been trying to sell it for a year now, and I was just
looking at it today with the idea of buying it for winter flying off snow
with skiis, then putting floats on it for summer flying off water. Would
really ba great flyer for little money!

Terry T.


On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:26:54 -0700 (PDT) Steven maxwell
<patternrules at sbcglobal.net> writes:
 Good points Matt, one of the thing you guys looking for something that
is for knocking around you could always look farther ahead and get like
Matt says an old pattern plane put a ST2300 on it with muffler use just
decent servos not the best but good like the 9001 not sure of other
brands use sttaight 5 cell battery pack and use your last years plane for
the knock around plane, you can find or make offer on older planes fro
400 to 500.lighter weight planes and thest 2300 HAS TONS OF POWER FOR 150
all of a sudden you have the best flying plane you've ever had.
 Steve Maxwell

Rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:
To the folks considering another pattern type plane as a knock around, a
suggestion. Why not ask the more experienced people on this list for the
Pattern models they campaigned 3 or 4 years back? These models often are
sitting in the rafters collecting dust, and I would bet the owners would
let them go cheap. You don't want to go for the back up since these would
likely be expensive. 

There are several advantages to such a move. For starters, these are true
pattern models and generally are well behaved. You will not have to learn
"bad habits"; you give up nothing. Second, chances are these were their
owners' primary planes only a couple years before, so they are generally
in decent trim already. Third, you can always contact the owners for
advice. Mostly likely that will be free yet could be invaluable to the
newbies in Pattern. There are many more, but that's enuff.

Of course, if you just gotta have a 40 sized plane, then fine, do what
you must. 

regards,

MattK



-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Paul Horan
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 7:04 PM
To: geobet at gis.net; discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Suggestions for Sport Pattern 40 - 60 size plane


George,
    The Javalin II does sound interesting.
    I checked on the RCU review and it shows a one piece wing - nice. 
The
construction looks pretty simple and straight forward.  I
am still considering getting a 3D as a knockaround, the H9 Twist sound
good.
But, the Javalin II sounds good too.  I'm having
trouble making up my mind.  In favor of the Twist is I can toss it in the
back of the van with the wing on - no setup just fly.  If
it goes in - no heartache there.  It also works well for fun flys.
    I am currently flying a Meridian and have just gotten booted up from
Sportsman to Intermediate.  I expect to be a cellar dweller
for quite a while BUT do not want a plane that has so many quirks that I
learn bad habits while practicing Intermediate.  By bad
habits I mean fighting a plane that does no groove (lock in on pitch and
roll).  I've been there and done that - its not practice
just massive frustration and learning bad habits.
    Back to the Javalin, how durable is it ? How much push is necessary
for
inverted, this is usually a matter of preference
depending on how far the CG is moved back.  What CG are you flying at ? 
Any
other info ?
Thanks,
Paul
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