Which Extra
 

I have gone blind reading the threads, reviews and ratings on RCU for weeks and weeks trying to find the plane I’m dreaming of. I am really leaning towards the Extra because I like the styling and after watching a video from down on the deck with the Carden Extra I am sold on the idea. Giants are out mainly because of cost, and we cannot fly anything over 15 lbs or 16 sq.ft wing area at our club, and it is also noise sensitive at the field.

I’m not sure I truly understand the differences between 3D and all the other terms I read about but I want a plane that will hover, knife edge really well, Harrier/Elevator, nice slow rolling circles, you get the idea. Waterfalls spins and those extreme wing bending manoeuvres don’t really interest me a great deal at the moment, so can anyone give suggestions for an extra that they have flown that has no behaviour problems.

65” to 78” span and engines in the 120fs or moki 135-160 range is what I’m looking at.
My SE just won't do some stuff as you know, even though I can drop vertical from 40 feet to the runway with no rollout in the smoothest elevator you ever saw, this is the only thing it will do great. The guys at the field laugh and say I would be better suited with a Heli. With 16oz in wing loading it’s crap in the wind and blows away like a paper bag.

I saw a 65” extra and a yak54 at extreme flight with some great shots of the yak doing impressive stuff but it seems they will not be available yet and there is no price on the Yak as yet. If you look closely you can just see the guys feet who is holding the Yak in that 3mm high Knife edge pass. ;)

Thanks in advance

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Oh, I forgot to say that I would really prefer ARTF

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Extreme Flight Rc has some really nice extras , and they are arf's. CHeck it out. www.extremeflightrc.com




Chris

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Yeah they do look good, has anyone got one. They seem to have large flying surfaces with counter balances too which alot of the other planes in this class seem to lack.

What about (modeltech) http://www.ytinternational.co.uk/330s & 300xs Extras, any news on these.

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have you seen the new GP extra 300S 1.60 size? it will do 3d, it is an ARF, and will do IMAC. or there is GP 60 size extra 300s. dont know about waterfalls but it is good for lots of manuvers and is an AWSOME plane for IMAC flying. tracks really well in almost any attitude.

Kyle

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sorry 60 size extra isnt an ARF.:)

Kyle

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Today i jsut got the Sig Extra 300 1/14 scale. [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUJ24&P=7]http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUJ24&P=7[/link] This is my second plane, and i have a 45 cc zenoah in it. It flies really well, and, being totally overpowered, will hover.