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Happy Days:
Well, I’m glad to hear you’re in love with your little Fox, Richard. Personally I couldn’t get on with mine at all. I had it for about a month and then threw it away. :(
I found she only flew in light conditions and wasn’t very aerobatic. I even cut out a little hole for some ballast :roll: but that didn’t improve her ability to penetrate into the wind :cry: …… May be I should have taped the wings,…………Ed said he did the same with his and it improved it's performance. Never mind, I think I lack the necessary finesse on the sticks. I’m bit of a more “Blood & Guts” type flyer. :twisted: (It’s easier that way.)
The B52 looks great in the air John :D and well done to Bill for his “Homebrewed” V tail job. :clap:
Having recently got myself a V tailed model I have to admit they do seem to fly that bit faster than cross tail ones.
I don’t know if there is any science to substantiate that statement, or whether it’s all subjective. :?:
Does anyone know any facts on the matter? Does a plane with a ‘V’ tail fly faster than the same plane with a ‘+’ tail???.............. Fred, any ideas?
K.
Richard Boyd:
Hi Keith I have read lots of similar comments about the Windrider Fox. i can only tell you how my baby flys , and that it is an amazing little plane.
I now have my CG set at 2 1/4" back and she is so aerobatic, roll rates are super, I even managed an inverted flat spin with her yesterday. A simple pull on the elevator and she recovered beautifully. Snaps etc. are simple as are spins. All that for £60 !
I guess that your experience is virtually the same as my thoughts were on a phase 6 !
My 6 flys crap ! then I got a flight with Johns 6 on Friday , what a fantastic aerobatic plane.
Richard Boyd :D
billscottni:
"An unbelievables days fun with the Chuckle brothers.
They carved me up big time !
tee hee was heard echoing around the valley ! "
John and I really should apologise to Richard and his poor beaten upon Fox. First I clipped him, :evil: (model recovered and flewn on), then John hit him and sliced through his aerial dumping the model in the bog. :twisted:
Poor Richard was beginnning to think it was an EPP free slope!!
andrew wallace:
:( spent all day in bed and missed out again
think i'll give this giging up i'm missing out big time :cry:
can't wait till i get back to the slope again i had such a good day on tuesday :D
andrew
Happy Days:
Richard,
I was interested to hear your comments, re; Fox / Phase 6, thanks.
Just on the matter of your Phase 6,………I only saw your model once and I can’t remember if it has the “Sport” (Semi-symmetrical) or “Professional” (Fully symmetrical) wing.
I’ve never had a “Professional” winged model but I’m told they are not very enjoyable to fly.
Out of curiosity, which has your plane got?
K.
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