ORIGINAL: Don Szczur

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TQ: So where does the plane excel?

A: The VF3 presents extremely well. It's VERY large (by today's standards) and has an extremely unique drag profile. The plane is very well balanced in it's areas and force distribution. One thing to be aware of is that the fuselage side area is almost as much as the wing itself. The plane rolls like nothing else. Slow rolls are like cheating. With enough speed, no rudder correction is needed. Knife edge loops require no stick correction until the final quarter, and even then only if it's a very tight loop. Large Pattern style knife edge loops can be done with rudder and throttle only.
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One other thing we worked hard on is the way the plane handles in the wind. Especially the bumpy turbulent kind.
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The downlines are as slow as you want them to be. We have found ourselves having to ADD power in downlines.
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What this means is that now you can use an inexpensive 2 stroke and not have to worry as much about finding a prop to slow the plane. Let the plane do the work!
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And forget the prop. (added by TF)