My question is this. if you currently fly pattern, what kind of plane did you start out with (details) and what kind of plane are you flying now? Is there something new that you want in the future?

I'll start I 'spose.

My first pattern plane, if you could call it that, was a Pagan. It was a 70s era glass fuse foam wing design. polyester resin, green and nothing stuck to it. I had a Fox Eagle II in the nose with a pipe (if you can believe that). This thing had incredible power. I picked it up at the Swap Shop at Toledo for a song.

My first pattern contest, I built a Typhoon 2000 with an OS 1.40. I had seen what Sportsman meant in the southeast, and it wasn't a Kaos. That plane ( and a LOT of fuel) garnered me 2nd place at my first contest, and 8 1st place wins after that. This plane ROCKS for lower class stuff.

Next season I am working on a design of my own. It's based loosely on the Typhoon 2000, but with totally different wings and stabs. For an engine, I have plenty of OS 1.40s, but I may try the new 3M Mintor.

So how bout you?

-Mike

First contest: Hobbico Spectrum..... When I got there and saw the other pattern planes I was afraid to get it out of the car. That was a mistake, I should have flown.

Second contest: Jekyll .60 (original Pattern Tek kit) that hung in my garage for 10 years. I like paint. It weighed 9+ lb.

Rest of season: Tai Ji .60. Served me well and kept heat on the boys with the big planes (although they still beat me most of the time).

Next season: Focus. Flies great! (Watch out!)

Season after that: Gasser, if I can get one legal. I can burn 2 gallons in 1 day with the Focus. That adds up!

As far as design characteristics for an airframe, I want one nice and fat. Lots of drag helps me keep speeds constant. The Jekyll I started with was so thin it's almost a profile. The focus is good, but I wouldn't mind something even dirtier than that. Also, I like simplicity.. No enclosed pipes, retracts, plug stabs, nose rings, etc.. Top access would be good too. (I hate the pipe channel on the Focus)..

Chuck

Lets see

1. Ultimate Kaos 40 size
2. Conquest 7 from RC City - I remember thinking how big it was at the time LOL
3. A pair of Finesse 2+2
4. I had 3 Vector's from PTX
5. Then a pair of ZN Line Evolis XXL's - still building one of them flew one this past season.
6. The latest is a ZN Line Enigma which is not finished yet

The next one is probably going to be an AA version of my friends design for me to fool around with

Well I guess I'm dating myself here.

Kraft Kwik-Fli and a Taurus, Kaos .40 and it still flies 27 yrs later.

Currently after a long layoff I'm flying a Prophecy and and a new Aries. Have an Entropy in the fold waiting for some glue and paint.

My first airplane was a PT-40 R.I.P then a Starfire 40 R.I.P,Ultra Sport 40 R.I.P,then a Tower Kaos 60 R.I.P,then the Avenger 60 R.I.P,Beat On 90 R.I.P,Focus,Synergy.I hope this ones last longer .

Wow didn't think this would be such a list!

1 Akro Knight 40 - anyone know this one? Got dirt in the carb friend was trying to hold it up then down to set the needle and knocked the stab off. We glued it back on between rounds

2 Lanier Dart - Flew well but ugly

3 UFO - forgot to pull up the antennae

4 MK Magic - Battery failure now resides in the Hudson river

5 Eureka

6 Boxer120 - My first scratch build mid- aired with a POS sport plane.

7 Kyosho Aurum 40 - Winter plane

8 Sequel - Smashed very badly due to radio failure

9 Prophecy - This years primary

10 Focus - Next years primary

1st year - H9 Edge 540. It was over the weight/size limits but nobody asked/cared. Got me hooked on pattern.

2nd year - Scratch built Boxer 120. Sportsman, Intermediate.

Next year - Carrera X (building it now). The Boxer is, well, boxy.
I just gotta have one of these sleek 'glass jobs and decided it's time to admit my addiction and get serious about feeding it.

--Derek

1. Flea Fli + 10 Midwest kit, .20 sized Kwik Fli
2. Liberty 7
3. Gator Fli .40 sized Compensator
4. Eyeball
5. Kaos
6. Phoenix 8 ( want another of these badly )
7. LA-1
8. Tupos 1000 Typhoon fuse w/Omen wings and stabs
9. Calypso
10. Summitt 120
11. Typhoon 900
12. Typhonn 2+2
13. Elan ( Hanson )
14. Extasy ( prototype EMC2, Hanson )
15. Runaway ( Hanson, notice the trend )
16. 26% Dalotel ( Hanson of course )
17. EMC2 ( Hanson ) in progress

Ed M. nscra #841 and Anthony ain't that old !!

i started out with a bridi dirtybird flew it from 1973 till 1980 i also used one of the best radios in my opinon at the time a kraft signature series 7 channel, by back up was a phoenix 8 all were nice equiptment, i was pleased to win the 1977-78 sc novice championships in spartanburg while i was a member of the skyknights club.

Good night and a merry xmas to all,

dennis1943

OK, here's the list.

1 1975 Lanier Jester
2 1975 Lanier Jester #2
3 1976 Skyglass Phoenix VI
4 1976 Skyglass Phoenix VI #2
5 1976 Skyglass Phoenix VI #3
6 1977 Hobby Barn Curare
7 1977 Bridi Dirty Birdy
8 1977 Skyglass Phoenix VI - Modified
9 1977 Airborne Phoenix VII
10 1977 Airborne Phoenix VII #2
11 1977 FliteGlass Saturn
12 1978 Hanson Curare
13 1978 Skyglass Phoenix VI - Brown
14 1979 Aero Composites Phoenix VIII
15 1979 WK Hobbies Tiporare
16 1979 WK Hobbies Tiporare #2
17 1979 WK Hobbies Tiporare #3
18 1980 Aero Composites EU1-A
19 1980 WK Hobbies Tiporare #4
20 1981 WK Hobbies Tiporare #5
21 1982 Hobby Barn Magic
22 1983 Yoshioka Citation
23 1983 Hanson Tipo 825
24 1983 Own Design Challenge I
25 1984 Own Design Challenge II
26 1984 Own Design Challenge II #2
27 1985 Own Design Challenge II #3
28 1985 Own Design Challenge III
29 1986 Own Design Challenge IV
30 1986 Own Design Challenge IV #2
31 1987 Own Design Challenge IV #3
32 1987 Own Design Challenge IV #4
33 1988 Own Design Challenge IV #5
34 1989 Own Design Challenge V
35 1989 Ken Bonnema Fyg-Leaf
36 1990 EZ Supra-Fly 60
37 1992 Own Design Challenge V #2
38 1992 Combs SL-1A
39 1992 Gator Typhoon 1000
40 1993 Gator Typhoon 1000 #2
41 1994 RnR Solution
42 1995 Gator Typhoon 2+2
43 1995 Nosler Zeus
44 1996 Nosler Zeus
45 1997 Gator Typhoon 2+Tony
46 1997 Gator Giles 202-GT
47 1998 Gator Typhoon 2000

Think that's enough? I do!

Guess I am dating myself also.

Started with Kwik Fli III and Enya .60 and Kraft Gold Medal...man what a set up.

Had a Tiger Tail and Bootlegger but kinda settled in with Norm Page's Mach 1. One fine flying plane. Did very well with them.

Had a long break due to work making it impossible to compete and began again with a Pusuit then Prophecy and Hydeout to a Typhoon 2000.


Ah some good memories!!!

Dan

Dang Tony!!!! Ya know I remember a lot of those planes. You're one of the guys that got me wanting to fly pattern.

I know you're enjoying the jets now, but I have to ask, why did you quit competing in pattern? Do you still mess with it at all?

-Mike

Man your testing my memory here.
1St pattern contest 1963:
Midwest Esquire w/ rudder and elevator and Min-X reeds radio
Tokyo Echo
Zues Taurus
Norm Page Mach 1
Tiger Tail
Page Mach 3
Dirty Birdy
Phoenix 5
Patricia
Curare
Quit for 4 years
Phoenix something a couple of them
Citation
Quit for 14 years
2001: Gene Maxwells Epicure 2+2
2002 Finesse 2+2
2003 Piedmont Temptation
Actually I'm sure that I forgot dozens
Great questions.

OK, I don't have the list that some of these guys have, but here goes anyways:
1. Hanson Runaround w/OS91. Won District champion in Novice with this plane.
2) Arch Nemesis w/ST2300. Probably the best flying plane I've had.
3) Hanson ELite w/YS91, w/retracts (all the above were fixed gear). Another very nice flying plane.
4) CG Finesse with TT1.20. Ballistic and could never slow it down enough to enjoy flying it.
5) Jupiter w/OS1.40, Very pretty plane w/wheel pants and spats.
6) Coming full circle, I"m bulidng another hanson runaround w/SAtio 100.

I tend to build one plane a season and sell one plane. WIll compete next year with the Jupiter and the RUnaround as a back up.
Jeff

First year was a Kyosho Sensation. The last two years and this coming season is a Legend 4.

Ok testing is this an "oldsheimers" test
1980's
Hanson 725 Tipo I built one Earl haury built
1 Curarea think mk
1 Maqic
1 Aurora
1 Cunningham/Bridi Escape
out for 15 years
2000's
Prophecy "pete Collinson's"
Focus
2 Smaragd z in the works
Steve Maxwell

Steve what did you do for 15 years? I was out for 14 and came back in last year. Mike

Mike Hester
When I lived in Woodstock Georgia, not that long ago, I flew what ever turned me on. Now that I live in Castaic California I still fly whatever turns me on.
Denis

Hmm.. let's see..

Bridi Super Kaos
Bridi Deception (Jim Kimbro design)
Summit III
Dr. Jekyl II
Hydeout
Caprise
Patriot 3D

Now working on my own design.

Doug Cronkhite
Team JR

Kaos
Super Kaos
Dirty Birdi
Viper 202
Buying a built Carrera-X
and building an Aries

Regards
Bill

Competiton planes:

92 Novice -- Telstar ARF Royal 45 Futaba super 7
93 Sportsman -- Calypso ASP 61 Futaba super 7
94 Sportsman-- LA1 OS RF 61 Hatori header and pipe Futaba super 7
95-96 Sportsman/Advanced -- Saphire OS RF 61 Hatori header Futaba 8uap
96-97 Advanced -- DR Jekyll (60 size) YS 91 Futaba 8uap
98 Advanced/Masters -- DR Jekyll (120size) YS NC 120 Futaba 8uaps
98-00 Masters -- Prophecy YS FZ 140 Futaba 8uaps
00-01 Masters -- Hydeout retract YS 140L Futaba 9zap
02 Masters -- Hydeout fixed gear YS 140L Futaba 9zap
02 Masters -- Smaragd YS DZ140 Futaba 9zap

Current project ZN Line Hydeaway DZ 140

Glen Watson
http://www.geocities.com/rcprecision/pah.html

I think the better question would be to rank your past pattern planes. In that case mine would be:

1) ARch Nemesis - Really like the way this one flew
2) Hanson Elite
3) Hanson RUnaround
4) CG Finesse

Started with a
Jekyll
Summitt120
Python
Oly
on the bench is an Oly Medal.

best planes in order
Oly
Python
Jekyll
Summitt120
Of note though, they all were good planes.

ed

Humm

'74-'83
Phoenix 5, 6,7, 8 (still wish I had the eight)
Hanno's Magic
Tony F's Challange

many year break

'91-'99
Hanno's Calyspo
LA-1
Sam Turners Pursuit

On a break again

Here's my list
1. Dirty Birdy 60
2. EU-1A #1
3. EU-1A #2
4. LA-1
5. LA-1a
6. Excalibur 1
7. Excalibur 2