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Old 11-22-2005 | 06:56 AM
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Default RE: Composite-ARF Lightning Build Thread


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HEY GUYS..I JUST SAW THIS ACFT FLY IN THE HANDS OF JASON SHULMAN AND ADRES GIETZ.NOW I REALIZE THESE ARE TOP END FLYERS BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU.THIS IS ONE SWEEEEET FLYING ACFT.I MEAN SWEET.SMOOTH AS GLASS.NO WANDERING,WIGGLES ABSOLUTLY SMOOTH ON RAILS.OF COURSE,SKILL AND SET UP ARE PARAMOUNT TO ANY GREAT FLYING ACFT,BUT ALL THIS DOES IS UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL IN THE MACHINE.THIS BABY GOES EXACTLY WHERE COMMANDED WITH NO VICE I COULD DISCERN.I WILL AGREE THAT AT FIRST IT DID LOOK A LITTLE"OUT OF BALANCE" TO MY EYE,BUT AFTER SEEING IT UP CLOSE AND IN THE AIRI SAY SHE IS A BEAUTY.TRULY A JET TO SETTLE THE CRAVE FOR A TRUE PATTERN FLYING.DID I MENTION SLOOOOOOW SPEED HANDLING?THIS BIRD LANDS AS SLOW AS ANY TRAINER.SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS SIZE BIRD AS WITH IMAC TYPES BENEFIT AT THE LARGER SIZES BY "FLYING ON THE WING" AS OPPOSE TO BEING ROCKETED AROUND BY THE ABUNDANCE OF THRUST.KNOWING BVM HES GOT THE ULTRA ON THE TASK.HAVING A MAV PRO MYSELF,YEAH,THE COMPOSITE ARF DOES FAVOR BIG TIME.HEY MAN THE JOYY RODGER IS JAMMIN.I LOVE IT. PEACE ELIJAH.
Do you know if any gyros were installed or used during these demo flights?

Dave Rigotti