OK....I have a firewall program installed that was not letting me respond.....Ok now i guess.

GW........I watched Sid Austin Fly Little Joe's King Altair at Knoxville this season. He liked it alot. Said he thought it had alot of potential. Took a little work to spin , but could be trimmed properly to do a decent job without fear of horseover downgrade. Correct throws and CG placement and pilot skill to get it right.

I have not finished the reg. size Altair that i got from you this summer. I'm kind of waiting for Bruce to finish his........May be awhile.....Maybe next season......Bruce was leary of roll coupling. I think it might not be too bad.....To be determined at a later date.

I installed a canopy on my D.R. back in 2001. Has a Bugs Bunny pilot.....similar to Ed's. The DR needs a canopy to help lift the fuse in knife edge attitude.

Hey..........For you guys that may be in NC or north of........If you are really interested in having some fun.......I need a flying buddy to travel to a contest or two next year.....I will drive.....All we have to do is meet up , or if you live South of central Va.....I will pick you up on the way. SPA contests are often misunderstood till you attend one......Then 99% of your questions will be answered within a few hours........It's fun......If you are worried about your flying.....No problem.....Just enter in Novice.....There is tons of help. If you win or get bored....you can move to Sptsman or Expert for the next one. We have a great time.....We ARE competitive......It ain't no funfly , but it is somewhat laid back. Hard to describe till you attend. Any takers.......e-mail me. I'm serious about this.....I'm not just talking BS here.

I'm the only active competitor in the central eastcoast area......probably because of the long drive , but Knoxville is only 7 hours from central Va.......Atlanta is about 9. I've had pilots travel as long as that to attend the AMA pattern contests i held between 1990 and 1996 in the Richmond area. So it's not that big of a deal......There has GOT to be a bunch of you out there that would like to get back to non-turnaround......I KNOW you are out there somewhere. I would be glad to help setup for a contest in the central Atlantic area. We are getting ready to lose our field , so i can't do it here....not yet.



The Mach 1.........It was a very popular plane here in Central Va. back in the 70's......A good SPA choice. That plane has beautiful lines and presents well with little or no bad habits. I'm surprised not to see any in current competition. It should give a Rabbit a run for it's money. Yeah....I get sick of seeing so many Daddy Rabbits , but i tried one as my first SPA plane due to it's proven flying abilities. Now that i am aware of my competition , i can now experiment some with other designs and know up front if it is competitive or not......

Till Later........................John G.