I have just purchased a used Jeckyll 1.20 sized patten plane and want to get started practicing the sportsman pattern. I have looked at some other pattern web sites and they have all been excellent so I think I can get the plane through the pattern, albeit not prefectly, but that is what practice is for.

I have other 40 and 60 sized planes that I fly pretty frequently and can fly the sportsman pattern. Will changing airplanes mess up my practice. I like the way my 1.20 sized plane flys so I was planning on just using it. But on the other hand, I hate to practice with it, in case I mess up. What do you all recommend?

Lastly, I found my new pattern plane has 1/8" down trim to fly straight when up right. The wings do not have adjustable incidences. Any advice on this? Will having an out of trim plane make the pattern that much more difficult?

Thanks, Mitch