<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Having flown the Integral past it's 'F3A' prime, it is easily still an F3A capable plane, even through F. Sure it is small by today's standards, it'll do any of the F stuff with ease. </div><div>When I get back to the field I'll go through the new patterns again with a Vanquish and a 125 MythoS for the guys that are flying Advanced (I am curious how the planes will do in Masters too) but there isn't anything in either sequence that (IMO) can't be done. Even the KE corner should be fine with both planes.</div><div>And Zach (2nd in Intermediate) found a great deal on a RTF Griffon at the Nats. I couldn't convince him that his Vanquish was fine through Masters (even F3A P)... must not be cool enough lol.<br><br>Sent from my iP</div><div><br>On Jul 28, 2014, at 10:30 AM, John Ford via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252">Curious about what "average" equipment might be. <div>Other than an exceptionally beaten, old, poorly-maintained, dusty, wrinkled, barely airworthy plane that one might find used, is it really possible to buy anything that isn't currently competitive? <div><br></div><div>Would a venerable 9-year-old Integral or Abbra, with an original 8-year-old Pletty EVO, an APC prop, a Castle 80HV-V1 and a Zippy 20C battery qualify as an "average" plane nowadays?…but not still be able to get through the new Advanced in the hands of a pilot who can only practice one day a week?</div><div><br></div><div>I can't see how it couldn't…</div><div><br></div><div>John</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 28, 2014, at 9:20 AM, Chuck Hochhalter via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="auto"><div>I disagree with average not being good enough to compete with. I have flown and competed successfully with avg equipment.</div><div><br></div><div>One can also purchased very good used equipment from top pilots that has "better than avg" stuff in it often.</div><div><br></div><div>Chuck<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jul 27, 2014, at 6:39 PM, Gary Switala via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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