Some clarification on the Full scale stuff mentioned earlier.

The Edge is not an offshoot of the Extra, but rather a better version of the Laser. Zivco Aeronautics designed the Edge wing (Straight Leading Edge) for the Laser to improve performance. Mods lead to mods lead to mods and the Edge 540 was born. The Cap series of airplanes (specifically the Cap 231 EX, which Matt Chapman flies) is an Avons Maudry Cap 231 with the wing built by Walter Extra (hense the EX after the 231. The Cap 232 came about when the 231EX started beating the Extra 300 series aircraft with their own wing, so Walter pulled his wing from Avons Maudry, and Avons Maudry started building their own wing for the Cap, and redesignated it the 232. Now, if you want to get into Cap numbers, the Cap 222 is the Giles G-202, built under license by Avons Maudry for the European market. The Cap 230 had wings with cuffs, similar to the current new thoroughbred Katana, which is an Italian design that not much information can be found out about in the full scale world, but it rocks in the RC world.

Are we confused yet?

The info about the Extra's is accurate. Except Patty flies a 300XS, with enlarged surfaces and a maxed out engine. She used to fly a 260, it is on display at the Smithsonian. She never flew a 300L (2 place) with the front hole covered. The only pilot I can think of that flew a 2 holer was Rocky Hill (AOL "Tumble Time" but it was damaged by a runaway Cub or something and he ordered a 300S to replace it.) Kirby Chamblis has 2 edge's, one 540, and a 540T, but he uses the 540 for his airshow act.

Hope this clears some stuff up...I found most of this bu scrubbing the web, others in magazines, and some from talking to the pilots themselfs.

Jon