[NSRCA-discussion] OTOPS

[GSailwhale at aol.com]

I flew an OTOP all last year and I'll try to give you a brief synopsis on  
what I thought. My airplane was constructed pretty darn well and the finish in  
my opinion was excellent. I'm basing this on the fact it was only 800.00. It  
already had the crutch installed for the rear of the fuselage. I have snapped 
it  many, many times and not had a problem. The airplane went together very 
quickly  and there were no real problems to speak of. It would of been nice to 
have the  stab and wing adjustable. Everyone knows how us pattern folk like to 
tinker. I  flew it with a YS-160 on a hyde mount using the ES pipe. Tank was 
located in the  canopy. To say this thing had tons of power would be an 
understatement. It would  do nicely with a 140 sport. The aiplane flew pretty well 
and I was somewhat  surprised at how little tweeking it needed on the initial 
flights. Pulled  slightly on knife edge, downlines were good, snapped and spun 
well. Now for the  downside: the airplane presented fast and you just can't 
slow it down the way  you can with the widebodies. It would probably make for a 
good electric set up.  It's a great setup for the lower patterns and a very 
easy way of getting into  the air. I believe it's the best value for 800.00 out 
there. Hope this helps a  little bit
Greg Grigsby
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