ORIGINAL: F.Imbriaco
The Tiger 60 is a great building model and will take you to a higher level , if that's what you want . I built one in 1995 and flew it to 1999-after an honest 700 plus flights, the 6/32 wing bolts loosened on my fourth flight of the day and the wing and fuse went their separate ways in mid-flight. I guess I was dumb not to check after the 3rd, but it felt like an old shoe and lulled me into thinking it would never die, anyway I kept the remains which are repairable. I currently fly the advanced AMA pattern with a Focus 2, next year a 2 Meter Brio.
MY Tiger started with a .60 2 stroke , ended with an OS 91 Pump which was perfect for extended vertical climbs, outside squares and the like. It wasn't capable of acceptable snaps , but did alot very well . I've flown the ARF- too heavy . Someday I'll rebuild my Tiger60 for relaxed flying.
Well, I don't know if I'll venture into pattern competition, but I would certainly like to be capable of doing so if the competitive bug should ever bite. But I do know of many instances where good pattern flyers started with the Tiger and that it is a good plane to learn how to fly with precision. My T2 was very adequately powered with a TT.46 and I'm thinking that the Saito .82 should be well suited to the T60, although I've never heard of one being over-powered with a .91, so I hope the .82 works as well.