My question is this. if you currently fly pattern, what kind of plane did you start out with (details) and what kind of plane are you flying now? Is there something new that you want in the future?

I'll start I 'spose.

My first pattern plane, if you could call it that, was a Pagan. It was a 70s era glass fuse foam wing design. polyester resin, green and nothing stuck to it. I had a Fox Eagle II in the nose with a pipe (if you can believe that). This thing had incredible power. I picked it up at the Swap Shop at Toledo for a song.

My first pattern contest, I built a Typhoon 2000 with an OS 1.40. I had seen what Sportsman meant in the southeast, and it wasn't a Kaos. That plane ( and a LOT of fuel) garnered me 2nd place at my first contest, and 8 1st place wins after that. This plane ROCKS for lower class stuff.

Next season I am working on a design of my own. It's based loosely on the Typhoon 2000, but with totally different wings and stabs. For an engine, I have plenty of OS 1.40s, but I may try the new 3M Mintor.

So how bout you?

-Mike