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Old 04-03-2007, 09:01 PM
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Default RE: Aerobird Swift problems.

Actually, don't you think the majority that bought Swift bought the wrong airplane?
Why try to make a glidder fly like an F-14? But that's the marketing game they play to satisfy the hunger.

Would anyone who already has a Stryker buy a Swift unless they have extra money that's burning a hole in their pants? Even Ed questions the Swift as a suitable aileron trainer. One way that translates to me is that the ailerons have more surface area than necessary for an aileron trainer. Take some of the aileron surface area and put it back into the permanent wing surface area to maintain lift while reducing the present aileron surface by half.

The Challenger offers a lot of flying fun for the money. A person that might justify a Swift is someone who has a hot shot buddy with a Challenger who can run circles around everybody else registering a million hits with his combat module on his Challenger. So to show him up, the less skilled buddy buys a Swift and is able to elude the Challenger while getting in a few Swift hits of his own on his buddies elusive Challenger. The problem is that the less skilled buddy with the Swift has more crashes.

Another scenario is that both buddies have Challengers, but have the need for more speed and action. Why would they buy another glidder wing plane with ailerons that is more prone to crashes when they could buy a 4-Channel Stryker and not have to be buying as many Swift replacement parts?