ORIGINAL: patternflyer1
BTW, when I get the money, I am buying a 26% Pilot RC extra 260 for $419. And I can get it with motor for $699. Or I could get the Extreme Flight Vanquish for how much? $850 if you do the Euro to dollar conversion. Both wood arfs, both similar in size, both good quality. My 74'' Extreme Flight Yak cost in the $400's also. I don't see comparing pattern planes to a 35 or 40% as being apples to apples. Comparitavely, if you scaled pattern inches, to IMAC inches, I'm guess IMAC 35% or 40% is cheaper.
Now in Ryans breakdown, comparitavely size wise, pattern is much more expensive. Think about it like this comparitively. Ryan brings the 126'' to the table at 7300. That's $57.93 per inch. Now bring in the pattern cost Ryan discusses, 78'' at 5200. That's $66.66 per inch. Now this is apples to apples comparison size wise.
Thx,
Chris
Hey Chris
Your E-motion is awesome BTW
Comparing size is only one way to look at it....you can also look at it from a more competition oriented standpoint, that a 2m pattern plane inexpensive ARF would be competitive in all classes (take the Focus for example that has won FAI). The 26% comparison would not be competitive at the NATS in Unlimited, for that you are going to need a 40% setup. To compete at the top levels in pattern is less expensive than IMAC. I have looked at it and there is no comparison to be competitive, a 3.3m CARF Yak is almost $4k, thats about 3 times the cost of an Integral, which made the top 10 in the Worlds in 2009! (ok it was an Integral X...close enough LOL
) The motor for the Yak is more than twice was a DZ costs, probably 3 times as much in servos/rx's/powerboxes etc. I bet you could field three Integrals RTF for one 3.3m Yak RTF.