[NSRCA-discussion] .46 size aircraft....practice value?

[Richard Strickland]

I agree.
RS

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Ron Lockhart
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 10:47 AM
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Most any stick time has some value.
IMO focused pattern flying with a smaller bird is pretty helpful -
Ive been flying Masters pattern with a .40 size electric this winter, and
found my
first flights with Vivat a week ago look better than after the usual winter
lay-off.
The "polish" needs the real competition bird of course.

Ron Lockhart
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From: White, Chris <mailto:chris at ssd.fsi.com>
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Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 10:24 AM
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] .46 size aircraft....practice value?

Hi, I'm trying to practice PO7 with a Venus / OS46FX combo.   The airplane
will do the maneuvers easily, and some of the maneuvers look pretty and are
fun, but when it comes to box, constant speed, presentation....etc.etc.  It
is obvious why bigger with power is better.   The question I'm trying to get
at is what the experienced guys say they would expect to get out of
practicing with a small aircraft?  My feelings are that I'm learning the
basic control inputs and maneuver sequence and flow, but believe me....the
2m bird will be exclusive soon.   As good as the Javelin, Venus, Freestyle
fly....how much value are they to our practice routines?

I hope some of you experienced guys feed back to this....are we wasting time
flying the small stuff?

Thanks....Chris White
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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Steven
Maxwell
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 6:30 AM
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Fashion 50

 Our club pres had the excelleron 50 and his words man that's the smoothest
plane I ever flew. He bought another one just because he liked it so well. I
didn't fly it so can't make any real comments other than it looks very solid
in the air.

Steven Maxwell


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From: brett terry <mailto:brett.terry at gmail.com>
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Sent: 4/14/2006 6:28:10 AM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Fashion 50

I have seen this plane before online, it looks great.  The price from the
other website was something like US$330 shipped, so it is good to hear BP
has a more realistic price.

Here is another plane I have found, the Streamline from AK Models:
http://www.ak-models.com/streamline46.htm

It appears to be a copy of a Hirobo or Topmodel plane (I forget which).

Has anybody flown the Excelleron 50?  I am also interested in a
keep-it-in-the-trunk plane to keep the fingers active and excercised.

Brett
On 4/13/06, Ron Van Putte < vanputte at cox.net <mailto:vanputte at cox.net> >
wrote:

On Apr 13, 2006, at 10:03 PM, art neto wrote:

> The Fashion 50 is one of the best-flying .50 size ARF's out there
> for the price. Especially on knife-edge maneuvers. It tracks like
> few in it's class.

That sounds like a qualified endorsement.  Are there other 50-size
ARFs out there that fly better, but are more expensive?

Ron Van Putte
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