And don't forget the sheep!

I often get asked which is the best plane. Surprisingly it is very often not just a question about pattern planes. It can be scale, aerobatic scale, 3-D, you name it. After 30 years of answering that question it really boils down to "The one that YOU like".

I fly mode-1 but I carry a mode-2 TX because once in a while I put one of my pattern planes in the hands of an enthusiastic flyer. (Mode-2 being the predominant mode at most clubs in the USA). the result is always the same. The secret then gets out of the bag!

Pattern planes are much easier to fly!

The design limits for pattern planes are size, sound and weight (There is no "power" limit as was stated in another note). This means that pilots are free to modify their planes to achieve desired flying traits. The current widebody trend has created flying-fuselages that make the transitions during the roll a piece of cake.

Eric.