foosball_movie

Hi. I read another post and it mentioned that the Sig 4* is a "sport" plane. I just completed a Venture 60 kit which is very similar to the 4*, so I guess it would be considered a sport plane too.

So what is a "sport" plane? What qualifies a plane to be in this category? Flying abilities? Top speed? Looks?

RCKen

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Foos,
well now, you have opened a fine can of worms now!!!! The term "sport" is one of those that always starts good "spirited" discussion as to the meaning of that term. There have been huge threads on RCU in the past on just this topic. Basically, to me sport flying (or a sport flyer) is just for fun flying. Going out and punching lazy holes in the sky. Not following a routine, no maneuvers, no racing, no trying to impress everybody in the pitts, no worrying about what others think about your flight, or any other "demanding" flying. Just flying what you think is fun!!! For instance, spending an entire tank of fuel doing touch and goes. Seeing how many loops you can do in a row. Just flying lazy circles around the field. Landing when your ready to quit. there are tons more, but basically I call sport flying "just for fun flying"!!

Oh yeah, let the discussion begin!!!!

Ken

MinnFlyer

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It can be a lot more than that.

Basically if it's doesn't fit into a catagory like:

Pattern
Combat
Scale
3-D
IMAC
Etc.

It is "Sport Flying"

RCKen

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Yeah, what he said!!!!!!

Ken

AIRDEL

Does that mean that all my planes are "Sporty"?

Del

foosball_movie

So it's a plane without a specific purpose other than "fun". Kind of like a mutt.

Jim Thomerson

It is an individual airplane which is not entered in formal competition.

Mr67Stang

Let's throw a twist into the mix. It apears most will define a sport plane as a plane with no specific purpose, be it competition, training, racing etc. Now If I take say a Quickie 500 racer and go "Sport Flying" with it I could reclassify my plane as a sport plane due to my use of it... errr could I? Yes, because your not the boss of me and I can do what I want

MinnFlyer

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Well now, if you take a 3-D plane and use it to go sport flying, it's still a 3-D plane - You are just taking it out for a day of sport flying

Big feet

I've never flown a mutt.

Where do you put the starter?

Foosball, as you can see the term 'sport plane/flying' is a very loose one at best.
So, as such no one can argue with you if you choose to describe any of your fleet as 'sport' planes.
It would however be a bit of a insult to call a beautiful scale model, a sport plane. regardless of how it is flown.
Now, sport helicopters, there an arguement waiting to happen

Trollmaster

But thennnnnnn, you can upgrade to "Sport Scale!" Thes planes are for most of us who can't make up our mind which way to go!

RAGII

I would classify a sport plane as a plane that is not a scale replica and not designed for specific competition. You have your scale replicas, planes designed for pylon racing, for pattern flying, for 3D, etc. You can always be a "sport flyer" with any plane. There are sport warbirds because they are not true scale replicas of the originals.

Just my 2 cents,

Rob

Montague

I agree with "sport" being more about purpose than anything. What the plane was designed for. "sport" planes are planes that are designed to be flown just for fun, it's kind of the "other" category.

If you take a pylon plane and fly it for sport, it's still a pylon racer. However, you might "set it up as a sport plane" meaning that you have it configured in a way that is not necessarily approprate for racing, but makes it better to fly for fun. It's still a pylon racer, since that's what it was designed for, but it's be used as a "sport plane".

Some planes designed for competition make good sport planes with little modification, some really don't.