RE: Advice on pattern plane
I am going to have to agree with Mark about the Excelleron.. mainly the 90 size. Biger does fly better. If you can stick with a 90 sized plane it is a great advantage. You can see them better for one, and they tend to be less squirrelly (sp). I flew the Swallow 90 from Giant Scale Planes and had great success with it. I was considering the Leo but ended up going full 2M through a great deal (aeroslave aries). Good luck and let us know if we can help. Hope to see you at a contest maybe huh?
Chuck Hochhalter
San Antonio