Dalton Aviation
07-23-2005 | 07:09 PM
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Dalton Aviation
Hey Mark,
I've been watching the different kit manufacturers and Dalton seems to be the most progressive as of late. I would like to buy a kit for this winters building project, but I see that they offer a 260 and the 300 and 300L. I have heard that the 260 is the old TBM kit. Can you give me a breif low down on which kit you like the best for sequence work? Which one do you like to fly the best?
BTW, Congrats at the nats!! Unfortunatly, I was stuck on the sportsman / intermediate side for most of the time, I really wanted to watch some of your sequences. However, I will tell you at one point later in the day you stopped our side of the field during free flying because we were watching your blinding rolling harriers, It looked REALLLLLY cool from that far away LOL. It looked like you disappeared in the grass a few times LOL.
RickP
I've been watching the different kit manufacturers and Dalton seems to be the most progressive as of late. I would like to buy a kit for this winters building project, but I see that they offer a 260 and the 300 and 300L. I have heard that the 260 is the old TBM kit. Can you give me a breif low down on which kit you like the best for sequence work? Which one do you like to fly the best?
BTW, Congrats at the nats!! Unfortunatly, I was stuck on the sportsman / intermediate side for most of the time, I really wanted to watch some of your sequences. However, I will tell you at one point later in the day you stopped our side of the field during free flying because we were watching your blinding rolling harriers, It looked REALLLLLY cool from that far away LOL. It looked like you disappeared in the grass a few times LOL.
RickP
07-28-2005 | 11:49 AM
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RE: Dalton Aviation
Thanks Rick,
I have had the opportunity to test all of these planes very extensively. The Dalton 260 is the former TBM 260 with a few mods that make it much sturdier for everyday flying. The plane is coming in around 37-38 lbs with canisters. The plane is a very easy build from the kit.
The 300 and 300L are from Robert Godfrey Precision Aviation Design. This plane was originally a 300L but eventually made into the mid wing 300 due to a more axial rolling tendency.
Both aircraft are teriffic for sequence flying and Freestyle. I think that they are both capable of doing certain things better than the other, but in the end it comes down to looks, time, and money.
I flew thw Mid Wing 300 at the last two NATS and MASTERS.
I flew the TBM at the JR Challenge in 2003 with success
Sorry...this is probably not much help.
Mark
I have had the opportunity to test all of these planes very extensively. The Dalton 260 is the former TBM 260 with a few mods that make it much sturdier for everyday flying. The plane is coming in around 37-38 lbs with canisters. The plane is a very easy build from the kit.
The 300 and 300L are from Robert Godfrey Precision Aviation Design. This plane was originally a 300L but eventually made into the mid wing 300 due to a more axial rolling tendency.
Both aircraft are teriffic for sequence flying and Freestyle. I think that they are both capable of doing certain things better than the other, but in the end it comes down to looks, time, and money.
I flew thw Mid Wing 300 at the last two NATS and MASTERS.
I flew the TBM at the JR Challenge in 2003 with success
Sorry...this is probably not much help.
Mark
