Right now I'm flying a 3D Hobby Shop Aspera electric because my club field has crippling noise and boundery restrictions. Trying to keep that little rocket inside the our tiny airspace is a pretty thriling challenge, but I love every second I have with her.

I loved the old ballistic pattern planes like the Curare, Atlas, Saturn and Phoenix. I loved the way they flew, even when I was just taking them out for sport. I dropped out for a few years, and when I came back, these big, beautiful, graceful birds were gone, and now everyone is hovering around with a bunch of sleds that look like flying pigs.

So, I'm grateful that the BPA is keeping the grand old ladies in circulation. I'm done with competition because I take it way too seriously, but I just loved the way these plajnes fly like they are on rails, and I love how smooth they are. The Aspera is very similar to the Curare, and it is very definately the finest plane I have ever owned, but it's not the same without the roar and the smell of burning nitro. If we ever get a field around here that is big enough I will definately build another Curare, and probably a Saturn. I'de love to find a Curare 40 and jam an OS55ax in it.