ORIGINAL: Don Szczur

We will see a transformation in pattern in exactly three weeks. Aircraft designs will be optimized for constant speed and knife edge and constant rolling loop maneuvers going forward. Watch Christophe and Benoit's as well as other European new designs. Joseph is thinking hard on a new design as well. Guys pay attention this is the next level in competition in the finals F3A unknown manevues will drive the next generation of designs. These are K6 (trust me this is not as in K6 kindergarden) but I'd call the rolling horizontal 8 with 4 rolls in each loop more like a K10.

At Poconos, when we walked up to the pilot box and the judges had masters scoresheets still on their clipboards, I said lets fly Masters.. inverted entry? maybe... Dave jokingly challenged to fly the entire masters sequence entering in knife edge, and was serious. I did not take him up on that challenge (calling would be a bit of a challenge on the spot) but this is serious guys and separator maneuvers related to complexity (but here is a hint- the maneuvers can be done with both a YS 170 as well as a $149.99 Eflight 160 and by the way with power curve dialed back to 80 percent, for the eflight motor on the front of the Pegasus, so this in fact shatters the perception about powerplant cost...)

knife edge triangle loop (inverted entry).
Knife edge triangle loop with snap on top leg
knife edge vertical 8
knife edge vertical 8 with half rolls (you will like this one)
knife edge cuban 8 with rolls
knife edge reverse cuban 8 (more difficult than the knife edge cuban 8)
rolling horizontal figure 8 family with 1, 2 or 4 rolls in each loop (P.S. I'd recommend doing this on the simulator first)
And finally, what you've all been waiting for, the double keyhole...

See y'all F3A propectives at the NATS and bring the popcorn..

Don