YS 110 practice plane
 

I'm looking for a plane to use with my YS110 that I'd like to use for practice, and possibly competition in the intermediate/advanced class. So far, I've identified the Leo110, Excelleron, Dream 110 and the Infinity 90. Anyone been down this path? Would appreciate comments, pro or con, on any of the above combinations.

Thanks in advance. Jack

RE: YS 110 practice plane
 

I've got an Excelleron with a YS .91FZ in it. Plenty of power on 20/20 for Intermediate at 1400asl at reasonable temps. Very hot days, 30 percent nitro helps. With the 110 you are good to go with 20/20 at all temps. I'm running an APC 15X8 right now.
Mine came in right at 8 lbs with standard gear and a Nicad pack, with Radio South hinges instead of the factory metal ones. Thats pretty good.

Mine was about an 8 out of 10 for quality and straightness. Needed some slight rework for the stab mounting holes- some sanding and a 1/16" shim and it was good. Wing fit was dead on and very straight. I went with the factory hardward except I substituted Dubro 2mm links - I like the pin retainers on them rather than the heat shrink on the factory links. Makes adjustments easier.
I'm pretty impressed with the factory softmount considering its cost. Works reasonably well.

I've added more down and right thrust to the factory settings and moved CG back a fair amount as well which helped inverted and rolling manuveurs.
I suggest running LOTS of expo - the control surfaces are very powerful. I can easily do a knife edge loop with only a little pucker on the bottom.

With the one piece wing, its a pretty quick field setup, minimal fuss. Great practice or competition machine in Sportsman and Intermediate!

I'd look into the Showtime as well - looks pretty comparable to the Excelleron.

RE: YS 110 practice plane
 

You might want to also consider the Widebody by CA Model. They are stocked by Aeroworks. It flies as close to my 2 meter pattern planes as anything else out there. You can get it as a kit or ARC. The YS 110 would be an awesone conbo with this plane. Mine weighs 7 1/2 lbs with an OS 91FX.

RE: YS 110 practice plane
 

hey jason, will it be good for the advanced shedule?

RE: YS 110 practice plane
 

Mine is Filton Infinity with ys 110. Eventhough I just use 15% coolpower the power is still more than i needed for advance class. The YS110 is really a plug and play engine, just set it up after breakin and thats it. As for the plane, it tracks really well. Knife edge hardly needs mixing and the beauty of this plane is that it flies so slow it gives you all time in the world to make corrections before entering the next manuever.

RE: YS 110 practice plane
 

As far as the Excelleron and flying advanced goes, I've never flown the Advanced sequence, so I can't really speak from experience. But, I have flown all the manuveurs in advanced individually and the plane had much more capability than I have skills. I would probably say that a YS .91FZ would be minimum for advanced. YS 110 I'm sure would do just fine.