ORIGINAL: Nathan King
If you have any questions about the OS 1.60 setup let me know. I use it on my two meter and love it. It has enough power to fly the FAI stuff.
Take a closer look at the Focus Sport, the Spot-On 120, and the Venus II. Whatever you decide to do, PLEASE get an experienced pattern pilot help you assemble it. There are a lot of differences between assembling a sport model and a competition pattern model. "That looks about right" just doesn't cut it in pattern aircraft assembly.
Thanks. There's really no one here to help me out with one, at least not pattern pilots, and I don't think there are people who are that into setting up a plane perfectly. Maybe a smaller one is a good idea to start with for practice? I was thinking about this last night as I was fixing my Decathlon and playing with the incidence meter. I know some of the planes come with an adjustment, which sounds like it would be easier. It sounds like you guys don't suggest the smaller planes, and to be honest I don't really want a small plane. I'm gonna play with setups in my civic and plan a way to get a bigger plane stuffed in there. Maybe even try someone elses (fit) at Jackson.
I'm sure the Great Planes instructions are terrific. How are they for the Spot On, or other manufacturers? I was thinking that the Venus would be the best simply for this reason, but I'm really interested in the Spot On planes. I guess the Focus probably has good instructions too, and I like those better (looking) than the Venus.