--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <<SNIP>> > My six plane canidates are: > Viking (Mk. I or Mk. II) > Legionair (whenever it becomes available) > Marauder > Paragon > Challenger > Astro-Jeff > > I am open to any write in canidates as well if you would like to recommend > something. Would be interested in hearing your likes, dislikes, horror > stories or anything else for that manner. > > > I built a Paragon last winter and flew it this summer for both 30 minute LSF3 flights and the 1K XC flight as well as the RES and NOS nats. I like the Paragon a lot, and find it fits my flying style well. You probably already heard this, but there were 2 Paragons in the top 5 in NOS this year and a Challenger won the event. The Challenger is a real nice plane. I'm assuming one would unplug the flaps to make it RES legal? The pilot that won NOS also flew the Challenger in RES and was in the top 10.
If you do build a Paragon, be sure to add carbon to the spars. I did this on mine, and the wing is quite stout. Many folks only fly NOS type ships in nice conditions, but at the Nats this year there was an 8+ mph wind and quite a few models shed parts on launch. If you are planning to contest with one of these planes try to find somebody that has built one and flew it in 15+ mph winds and pick their brain on what kind of mods (if any) they did. I have flown my Paragon in conditions like this and can attest the wing is quite strong with the extra carbon I added. I laminated a multilayer (tapered) 3 ounce unidirectional carbon spar to the spruce that came with the kit. I'm assuming you are planning on adding spoilers to whatever you choose to build. This would certainly be the way to go, even if you were not planning on competing. I made my first two flights with the Paragon before I had put the spoiler linkages in, and found myself quite high and wanting to burn off altitude. Ryan RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
