Favorite Flyer

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Bill Little · May 04, 2004 08:01 AM

What is your "most favorite" plane to fly?
Sport, stunter, size, etc., doesn't matter.
Bill <><

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Circle Burner · May 04, 2004 08:11 AM

Teosawki!

Not a pretty ship, but kinda neat looking. Bottom line is it flies great and is a perfect ship for learning/practicing the pattern. Super fun to fly!

John

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Steve Fitton · May 04, 2004 08:22 AM

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...whatever plane I have working best at the time is my favorite.

jct · May 04, 2004 08:46 AM

#3 source

I like the Brodak War-Birds.
John Tate

ferocious · May 04, 2004 09:37 AM

#7 source

the lightest one with the most power and the biggest prop flying around 45-50 mph. 750 squares, 40 oz, 40 power is about right.
Tons of reserve, put it anywhere you want it, doesn't get all bent out of shape if you make a little mistake, lots of time to figure out what you want to do with it.

Phil C

otshodges · May 04, 2004 08:48 AM

#4 source

Barnstormer!!!

Bill Hodges

Bill Sawyer · May 04, 2004 08:56 AM

#5 source

My I -beam open cockpit version of the U-Name-It. Working on my second one.

littlefly · May 04, 2004 09:25 AM

#6 source

For no-worry knockaround fun....The FliteStreak (builtup, not arf).

Bob Reeves · May 04, 2004 09:56 AM

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God I hate to admit this but it's my ARF Nobler. When flying my other ships it seems my anxiety level goes through the roof and am really concentrating on shapes bottoms etc. When I am flying the Nobler I am just having fun and who cares if I pull out a couple inches too low or the wind is blowing 20 MPH. I have smacked it in twice, flying in high wind and running out of room at the bottom of the vertical eights, straighten out the landing gear, replace the prop, clean the dirt out and go again. The cowl is looking pretty ratty and the landing gear flop around a bit but it a real blast to fly.

Harleyman · May 04, 2004 10:13 AM

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Carl Goldberg Shoestring.

I have one that’s over 40 years old. A friend gave it to me about 25 years ago. I stripped it down to bare wood, covered the wings with a tuff iron on. It is still flying. It’s been smacked so many times that the aft. fuselage and tail feathers are mostly epoxy.

It’s hard to beat a CG Shoestring for an all around fun fly.

Chris

Proparc · May 04, 2004 11:23 AM

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Backfire 3. As Keith Trostle said, it accelerates from launch so fast. It's got a wicked corner and it stops dead. With the Saito 72 it cuts through turbulance like a, well; you know.

Randy Powell · May 04, 2004 11:30 AM

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The most fun was my last plane, The Heretic. Sterling turn ability with creepy good ability to stop turning. I don't think I ever bounced a corner with that plane. Could fly it in very high winds with little problem. Just a lot of fun to fly.

It had a lot of other issues, but fun was never a problem.

The new plane, Freelancer, is clearly the best flying plane off the board, I've ever built. I don't know if it will be a favorite yet. It only has about 20 flights on it and I'm still getting used to it and working out the kinks. Could become my favorite...or not.