Let the pilot of the Fazer tell you how it flies differently
I have flown this model for 6 years. I know it well. Last year I added some fuse height from the canopy to the tail. It helped a little on knife edge flight by allowing it to fly a little slower. I have just flown several flights on a calm day, trying to do knife edge loops. I was sucessful, but with difficulty. On a clockwise KE Loop, it is slow to climb the left side of the leg, it almost pivots over the top, so I have to let up on the rudder almost to straight, then re-apply it on the downward right hand side of the leg, but when I do, it rolls left and gets unstable.
When I do the counterclockwise KE loop, it climbs nicely, but tucks to belly so much on the left side downward leg, that I cannot put enough elevator in it to keep it from pitching out of the loop.
Kife edge passes take a lot of correction, both wanting to pitch to belly.
I did some flat turns, even flat turns with a little outside roll held. They were impressive. Had to take it slowly. Flat spins are almost unchanged.
I wonder if the rudder and fuse need to have as much area below the centerline as above. If so, more mods are on the way.
It seems to have a wee more slow speed lift, and has less wing rocking at high angles of attack. I may put winglets on the wingtips, and reduce the size of the SFG s just a little. I like how the air does not flow along the wing length as much now. I think I will just enlarge the rib shape at the ends of the wing and stick them on the end. It may look cool, too
When I say tracking is crisper, I mean that the plane tends to fly in the direction the nose is pointed more precisely. There is not as much sloppily sliding through the air, but more like it is on rails. I think I will move the weight a bit more aft, so the rolls will be automatically axial.
Overall a big different in how it flies. There will be some new manuevers in the repitiore now.
Pattern flyer turned 3 D (patD)
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