ORIGINAL: Instructor

Last year I took my Nosen Giant Scale P-51 Mustang to a Giant Scale fly-in. During this event I flew it like I fly it all the time. Most of my rolls were done in a barrel roll not axle. My loops were large, 400 to 500 foot. My take offs were long with the tail level with the ground. Landings were done in a rectangle patternn not in a large circle. I never flew it inverted more than 2 to 3 seconds. I was in the company of CARF F4U Corsairs using 5 cylinder raidals doing 110 MPH. My Mustang was clocked at 88 MPH full throttle. The sound of the engine, I was told was more real sounding than most of the planes there. I run a Q-75 with a Master Airscrew 24X12 wood prop turning 5,200 RPM on the ground. This plane weights 34 lbs dry. At the awards dinner on Saturday night, I received the Best Military plaque. I asked some of the guys doing the judging why and this is what they told me: ''Your plane was flown more realsitc than any other Giant Scale or War Bird here''. So you can see, it's how you fly it that makes a difference.......


Larry