dugman

I am looking to buy a nice f3b or f3f sailplane. Noticed a plane called the Sierra from art Hobby. Does anyone have experience with this one or have any recommendations to make for another good sailplanes of this type.

Thanks Doug

Ollie

A couple of my flying buddies have Sierras. It is an inexpensive full house sailplane that looks like an F3B or F3F model. It is a nice flying ship that is fun to fly but not seriously competitive. You won't find it mentioned among the winners in any serious competition because it is not strong enough (40 G's or more) to be really competitive in either F3B or F3F. Ballasting is an important part of both FAI events and the Sierra makes no provision for precisely loading ballast.