Dave, & Chip,
Good posts, I judged the f3a finals at the USA Nats, so I had a front row seat for the whole show, and I certainly agree that everyone flew well with the setups that they brought to fly, regardless of the difficulty of the schedules.
However, looking forward rather than backward, what do you guys think about the suitability of monoplanes versus biplanes for the maneuvers in F17, and future unknowns? For instance, I've heard it said that the reverse knife edge top hat in F17 is giving a lot of today's designs trouble.
Have you guys tried this maneuver with either the Allure or the Final's touch?
Brenner ...