Yes, 70's flyer has significant first hand knowledge of these lovelies.

Additionally, what you also saw was a pilot flying a model. More than likely the pilot could have flown a simple, trainer type of model with a similar flair and smoothness...this is what pattern flying is. Learning to fly with precision is ultimately revealed and applied by the local club members clammoring about the smoothness and tracking of the local "Mr. Smoothie" flying a Falcon 56.

Virtually ANY properly built, set-up and basically trimmed modern model design, adequately powered can provide hours of joy and a tool for creating precision flight.

My very biased and personal favorites are the Focus Sport with YS.91 (about $300 for the kit), Falcon 56 with modern .40, Sig Kommander with modern .40, Carl Goldberg Tiger with modern .60, Oxalys 50 with YS 63, Intruder old school now available for about $230 ARF price, with a modern .61 or 4 cycle, virtually any Yak model from 40" to 120"...

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