[NSRCA-discussion] Brio-Quiet Storm

[Larry]

The FormosaII (the newer bigger version) is actually a very nice flyer for a 
$45 foam aircraft! It tracks very well, rolls are axial, knife edge is good 
and it just flys great.

The one major flaw is the landing gear - its like wet noodles. It will not 
last 2 flights on even a smooth runway and will fold on taxi in grass. I 
have been very close to getting one ever since I helped another flyer at our 
field maiden his.

It does not have the sex appeal of the balsa planes, but with a little low 
temp iron on covering to doll it up or some paint work they look ok. The 
value for the buck is excellent. I think it would make a great small pattern 
practice plane. If your on grass - leave off the gear and belly land it. 
Otherwise - use heavier wire for the gear and reinforce the mounting plate 
in the wings.

For power I would use the same setup as for the BME Yak from E-Flightline - 
Cobri gear box at 5.7/1, Himax 2025-5300, APC 12x6 E and 3S 2100 packs. If 
you don't like geared setups - the Hacker A30-28S with an 11x5.5 E works 
well on 3S.

Larry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark McLeod" <markmcleod at comcast.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Brio-Quiet Storm


> Any idea how these compare to the Formosa foamy?
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Larry
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>
> I'll toss in my experience with the small electrics I have had and still 
> own
>
> or have flown at least a few times.
>
> The very best by far is the ExtreemFlight Extra 300. Its a tad bigger and 
> a
> couple ounces heavier and about $40 more expensive than the Brio, but it
> flys way way better. You can throw it around like a foamy and yet it still
> tracks like a much bigger plane. Knife edge is far better and there is 
> zero
> tendency to snap out of hi G moves like the Brio. Landing is ridiculously
> easy. The Brio likes a little speed and care not to drop a wing. The Extra
> is almost a hands off on landing. The ARF quality is also far superior to
> any of the others on my list too. Every surface and the fuse were all 
> warped
>
> on my Brio. The Extra is in a class by itself.
>
> http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=464062
>
> Next best on my list is the BME Mini Yak. About the same cost, size and
> weight as the Brio but it flys much better. It is the best knife edge 
> plane
> I have ever owned - period. Tracks at least as well as the Brio and it too
> likes a little speed on landing, like the Brio, but doesn't snap out 
> nearly
> as easily and has a much wider speed range on the low end.
>
> http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=487022
>
> I'd put the Brio next and about equal to the Katana mini. However, both 
> have
>
> habits I really don't like. The Katana has a weak rudder and the Brio 
> snaps
> out too easy and flys heavy. I wont be getting another of either one.
>
> http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=483149
>
> A big step down are all the other mini's - Funtana, E-Flight mini Edge 
> 540,
> and Hyperion mini's. All have way too hi a wing loading for the size and 
> fly
>
> heavy IMHO.
>
> I have a hard time categorizing the Fliton birds. They seem to have a wide
> variance in how well they fly and kit quality. I have not owned any 
> myself -
>
> just seen and flown others planes, so it could be they way they were set 
> up.
>
> Flitons seem to get love it or hate it reviews with little in the middle.
>
> All of these planes fly better lighter - no surprise there - but the 
> Extreem
>
> flight extra handles extra weight far better than any of the others. Its 
> the
>
> biggest and most expensive one on the list - not by much - but well worth
> it. The BME Yak is my second favorite plane to fly - especially if its
> windy.
>
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Strickland" <richard.s at allied-callaway.com>
> To: <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 7:40 AM
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Brio-Quiet Storm
>
>
>> Has anyone made a comparison-which acts more like a pattern airplane? 
>> Any
>> better small electrics than those two?
>>
>> Richard
>>
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