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Old 05-21-2004 | 12:20 PM
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Default RE: which for first pattern, .40 or .90 size

Javelin is from Cermark, and is an excellent first pattern plane, nice long tail moment for great pitch stability. It's nominally a .40 size, but your Saito .72 would pull it well enough. Better results would be with a light .60-.75 2-stroke. Pretty good bargain at $170 or so. My pattern coach flew his Javelin to overall second place Intermediate for the season in our district a few years back. He now flies Master class, but still loves his Javelin for practice & demo's.

Mike is right, bigger is better. The two hot .90 size planes are the Widebody .60 and the JR Explorer 90. The Excelleron, a knock-off of the hard-to-find Explorer, is now back in stock @ $280 from Hobby People.