ORIGINAL: speedracerntrixie
Do you have a way to transport a 50cc or larger airplane?
Do you prefer to run electric or gasoline?
Do you perfer a scale airplane or not?
In your district, are there more pattern or IMAC contests.
Yes I do...Ive owned grand caravans for 25 yeras and these easily transported the 1/3 scale bird. My biggest issue with the 1/3 scale plane tho, was indeed transportation and storage. They are heavy and take up too much room. It was a PITA to haul the thing in and out of the van...... and a worse PITA to store it in my limited available room in the work shop. Not much room for my other planes
Love the gas engines, from the 26cc in my grandson's truck to my BME106 in the Extra. A piece of baklava to start, feed and maintain. Don't care too much for the electrics large stuff, but small stuff is fine
There are no scale airplanes that catch my eye....maybe the color scemes are poor or the shapes just don't appeal to me. Most likely I dismiss them becasue they fly precision stuff (which is what I love) rather poorly. But I use them as test beds for pattern components all the time.