Icepoint Finally Flies

[Grow Pattern]

I had the same "easy to fly" experience with my ICEPOINT last year. As recently as Wednesday this week, I watched George Asteris fly his ICEPOINT through the P-05 schedule. He flew it all day with ease. Even allowing for the highly tuned piloting skills of a experienced FAI pilot, you could see that the plane was doing the job.

George would do some post pattern flight slow and low rolls, knife-edges etc. and land at a crawl with a big smile on his face. I think that Bob has the same smile after his experiences. 

Mine never needed any mixes for KE. The only tuning that I did was to adjust the stab until the elevator trim was set to neutral in flight. (The wing is fixed).

As well as posts on Bob's site and a thread on RCU, you can also read my review of the kit on RCU. This plane is a full size pattern starter ARF that is competitive and one that you can recommend.

Regards,

Eric.

 

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: vicenterc at comcast.net 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org ; NSRCA 
  Cc: Bob Pastorello 
  Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 3:48 PM
  Subject: Re: Icepoint Finally Flies


  Bob,

  Good to know that you are happy camper.  Congratulations,

  Vince

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    > To save a lot of typing................. 
    > IF you want a TRULY outstanding, F3A-capable PARF, buy one. And then just 
    > enjoy the h&%# out of it. 
    > 
    > Mine - built dead stock, needed 2 beeps of right rudder, 2 beeps of down 
    > elevator. That's it. 
    > The performance of this airplane is very, very good, and it's presentation 
    > in the air looks like a million$$. 
    > 
    > Having done some 2M PARF's, this one is by far the very best, right out of 
    > the chute, of any that I've flown. 
    > 
    > Buy one today, be ready for a contest next week. 
    > 
    > (didn't get to do a LOT of trimming, as the battery came loose and was going 
    > from firewall to rudder servo... pretty hard to tell much. Got really weird 
    > in the second flight. But that first one is burned into the brain-DVD.) 
    > 
    > Bob Pastorello 
    > www.rcaerobats.net 
    > rcaerobob at cox.net 
    > 
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